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JAMES E. CASON |
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The Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (PMB) and Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) discharges the authority of the Secretary for all
phases of management, budget and other administrative activities and serves
as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary. All the responsibilities
of the Assistant Secretary have been delegated to the Associate Deputy Secretary James E. Cason.
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James E. Cason was appointed in August 2001 and continues to serve as Associate Deputy Secretary
for the Department of the Interior. In this position, Jim assists the Deputy Secretary with the
review and management of DOI operations, policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation in order
to ensure the effective coordination of DOI programs, within DOI and with other agencies, Congress,
public interest groups, and state, local, and tribal governments.
In March 2007, he was also tasked with fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. With this assignment, Jim is currently engaged in the
management of departmental policy issues, budget, law enforcement, security, human resources, business
management, wildland fire, information technology, and international affairs.
From February 2005 to March 2007, Jim was also tasked with fulfilling the duties and responsibilities
of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. He served in that capacity for about 2 years. During
that time, he worked extensively on a variety of Indian issues including management reforms, internal
control improvements, law enforcement, land management and reducing land fractionation, trust responsibilities,
historical trust accounting, probate and Indian education.
Before returning to Interior in 2001, Jim was vice president of risk management for the Niagara Falls,
N .Y.–based Unifrax Corporation, and international manufacturing firm specializing in energy saving products.
Jim managed the corporation’s health, safety and environmental quality program, property and casualty insurance
program, product liability litigation, and worked with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Jim also
worked with representatives in counterpart organizations in Europe and Canada.
Prior to that, Jim worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as Manager of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation from 1990 to 1993. Earlier, from 1985 to 1989, he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
and then acting Assistant Secretary-Land and Minerals Management. From 1982 to 1985, he served as Special Assistant
to the Director of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management.
Jim is from Portland, Oregon and graduated magna cum laude from Pacific University, earning a bachelor’s degree
in business administration.
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