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The United States Department of the Interior is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land. Operating units within Interior include the National Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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: FEATURES:: Feeling the Pinch (8/15/10) - - GovExec. com
August 15, 2010 | Robert Brodsky
Agencies watch their wallets and bring work back in-house.

Salazar skewered by GOP members on drilling oversight (7/23/10) - - GovExec. com
July 23, 2010 | Juliana Gruenwald
Issa says problems were known since Bush administration.

Black farmers group calls for White House help (7/23/10) - - GovExec. com
July 23, 2010
Head of the organization is concerned lawmakers dropped funding to settle lawsuits; wants Obama to request a stand-alone measure.

Interior imposes new drilling moratorium (7/13/10) - - GovExec. com
July 13, 2010 | Amy Harder
Order will allow production to resume if rig owners meet safety conditions.

Agencies reduce use of noncompetitive, high- risk contracts (7/7/10) - - GovExec....
July 07, 2010 | Robert Brodsky
Cost-reimbursement and time-and-materials contracts are on the decline, early fiscal 2010 data shows.

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With oil gusher capped, center to manage support flights closes
August 12, 2010
The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and Air Force worked together to track tens of thousands of missions during the past three months, an effort second only to the response to Hurricane Katrina.

Minerals Management Service's replacement still has no website
July 16, 2010
Open government advocates worry the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement's lack of an online presence is an indication of a persistence of poor management.

Bill includes porn- blocking technology for federal networks
July 07, 2010
A House amendment to the supplemental spending bill requires funds spent on computer systems to include anti-pornography filtering software.

Actor Kevin Costner promotes oil clean up tech on Hill
June 09, 2010
His company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, has partnered with BP to deploy the machine, but funding and regulatory obstacles have prevented Costner from supplying the device to government, he says.

Give and Take
June 07, 2010
Agencies see the potential for savings with cloud computing, but jobs could be on the line.

Web News

Interior creates system for employee mobile device connection
February 02, 2012 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

U. S. bans imports of exotic snakes
January 17, 2012 | CNN

MLK memorial quote to be corrected
January 13, 2012 | CNN

Statue of Liberty to close for yearlong repairs
August 11, 2011 | WFED / Home Page / Today's News

Interior hopes to save $ 500 million through IT transformation
July 11, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Interior defines new approach to IT
July 08, 2011 | WFED / Home Page / Today's News

Design a logo, win a prize
June 07, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Interior Department On Wikipedia

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and to insular areas of the United States. The Department is administered by the United States Secretary of the Interior, who is a member of the Cabinet of the President. The current Secretary is Ken Salazar of Colorado. Despite its name, the Department of the Interior...

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General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million Task Order
January 13, 2012 | Financial News Network

Mining To Be Banned Near Grand Canyon
January 09, 2012 | KJCT ABC 8 Grand Junction

Rep Asks Why Protesters Allowed To Camp
December 14, 2011 | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC

Interior Department Schedules 15 Potential Energy Lease Sales
November 08, 2011 | Financial News Network

Google Drops Lawsuit Against Microsoft
September 29, 2011 | Financial News Network