New DOI Guidance to Strengthen Tribal Co-stewardship of Public Lands, Waters
The Department of the Interior (DOI) released new agency guidance last week aimed at strengthening the role of tribes in federal land management and improving federal stewardship.
DOI Probe Finds Hundreds of Children Died at Indian Residential Schools
The Department of Interior released a report last week detailing the federal government’s efforts between 1819 and 1969 to coerce Indigenous children to integrate into American society.
New Rule Expands Buy Indian Act, Advances Equity Executive Order
The Interior Department Indian Affairs Office published a final rule in the Federal Register last week to increase Tribal businesses' access to funding and procurement preferences.
OPM Bolsters Federal Employees Voting, Administration Seeks Same for Native Communities
In March 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (E.O. 14019) to expand access to voting. New Administration guidance indicates that voting is now more than just an election day event.
This Week at Interior | DOI
During a travel trip to Maryland, Interior Secretary Haaland highlights investments in infrastructure and climate resilience made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Department of the Interior (DOI) warns of a need for reforms in the oil and gas leasing program.
Agencies Focus on Reskilling During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way the federal workforce operates and evaluates employee skills. Much of the federal workforce has shifted to virtual work during the pandemic, and this change has had an effect on the way employees work in the federal realm.