DOI 2008 Business Integration Conference

We are pleased to announce the 2008 DOI Business Integration Conference, per the Assistant Secretary of Business Management and Wildland Fire Memo (1/31/08). This year's conference will be held March 31st through April 3rd, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland.

FY 2009 Budget in Brief
The FY 2009 Budget in Brief document summarizes and highlights the programs of the Department of the Interior and its FY 2009 President's budget request. The FY 2009 President's budget request aligns with the new strategic plan's four strategic mission components: Resource Protection, Resource Use, Recreation, and Serving Communities.

FY 2007 PAR Highlights Report

The FY 2007 PAR Highlights Report provides a brief summary of the  accomplishments of the Department of the Interior.

FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR)

The FY 2007 PAR provides important financial and performance information for the Department of the Interior.  It is our principal publication and report to Congress and the American people on our stewardship, management, and leadership of the public funds entrusted to us.  For the eleventh straight year, the consolidated financial statements in this report received a clean (unqualified) opinion from an independent auditing firm. In FY 2007, DOI has no material weaknesses and completed the PAR in 43 days. FY 2007 PAR Celebration Photos

Government Performance and Results Act Strategic Plan
The Department's FY2007 - FY2012 strategic plan is the linchpin that integrates DOI management. The plan organizes the Department's goals and department-level performance measures into four mission areas, with bureau inputs, outputs, and actions linked to these measures. Bureau plans tier from this cohesive framework.

Emergency Actions and NEPA

The Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued guidance for Emergency Actions and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance is specific to emergency actions related to Hurricane Katrina and highlights several points, including reporting requirements for oil and chemical spills, projected long-term recovery efforts, and information on how agencies can respond to emergencies and comply with NEPA. Further guidance is provided by the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance's ESM05-3, "Guidance for Preparing a Decision Memorandum When Performing Emergency Activities That Are Not Expected to Have a Significant Impact - Actions Associated with Hurricane Katrina."

Cooperating Agencies Policy Guidance - Initiating the NEPA Process

The Departmental Manual (516 DM 2) was revised on June 21, 2005 to provide further guidance to implement the president’s Executive Order (EO 13352) on Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation. The changes to Departmental procedures clarify the responsibility of managers to offer cooperating agency status to eligible Federal, State, tribal, and local government entities when a bureau prepares an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For additional information, please visit: http://www.doi.gov/oepc/nrm.html.

Strategic Plan for Achieving and Maintaining a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce
The Strategic Plan for Achieving and Maintaining a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce provides guidance to managers and supervisors on how to not only improve diversity, but also build a workplace that respects, appreciates and values individual differences and use those differences to improve organizational performance, customer service and workplace relations. The plan, a companion document to the Strategic Human Capital Management Plan, will enable the Department to make significant contributions toward achieving and maintaining a highly skilled and diverse workforce.
 

National Fire Plan Performance Update

As the fourth year of the National Fire Plan implementation comes to a close, success was once again realized in all key areas. The National Fire Plan Performance Update describes how, under the President's Healthy Forests Initiative and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, the Departments of Agriculture and Interior are making progress to reduce the risks of catastrophic wildland fire.

Strategic Human Capital Management Plan
The Department’s Strategic Human Capital Management Plan for FY 2003 - FY 2007 was published in September 2002. The Plan explores the demographic features of our workforce, its geographic dispersion, and the wide diversity of skills needed to fulfill our mission. The Plan also describes four external and internal "drivers" that are shaping the extent, complexity, and volume of our work.

Strategic Human Capital Plan Implementation and Workforce Planning Report

In September 2003, the Department published the Strategic Human Capital Plan Implementation and Workforce Planning Report. The Report describes progress made to date in implementing the Strategic Human Capital Plan and provides an overview of the bureau workforce planning efforts.