The Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR), established in October 2001, is located within the Office of the Secretary under the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (PMB). The CADR office promotes, coordinates and facilitates greater use of alternative dispute resolution and consensus-building processes throughout the bureaus and offices of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Director of the office reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Performance, Accountability and Human Resources, and serves as the Department’s Dispute Resolution Specialist responsible for ensuring implementation of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996, and the Department’s policy on the use of ADR and consensus-building processes to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts that may arise in any area of the Department’s work. The CADR office is also responsible for assisting with and reporting on the Department’s experiences with negotiated rulemaking consistent with the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990.
The CADR office works in collaboration with the members of the Interior Dispute Resolution Council (IDRC) comprised of designated representatives from each Bureau, other offices within PMB, and the Office of the Solicitor.
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As the Department’s clearinghouse for information and resources on alternative dispute resolution processes, conflict management systems, and negotiated rulemaking, the CADR staff makes every effort to keep abreast of the field and share that information here. Your feedback is important to us. Please let us know how we can improve our site and make it most useful to you.
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CorePlus Programs Brochure
Interior Board of Land Appeals ADR Pilot program materials available for review and comment
Government-to-Government Consultation Workshop held on August 17-18, 2004 -- workshop meterials available.
On Line Conflict Management Training: “Conflict Happens: How Do You Make it Work for You?” Please fill out our training evaluation form.
Office of the Solicitor establishes an ADR Working Group.
NEW! Link to new DOI Partnerships website.
Collaboration Framework Workshop held on June 3-4, 2004 – workshop materials available and draft products to be available here soon.
Negotiated Rulemaking Workshop held on May 14, 2004 – workshop materials available.
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