Our Mission: Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future.
Latest Happenings
Media Advisory: Salazar to Unveil Official Portrait of Former Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
WED, JUNE 29, 2011, 02:57 PM ESTOn Thursday, June 30, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will host a ceremony to honor former Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and unveil Kempthorne’s official portrait. Read More >
Secretary Salazar Tours Fort Monroe; Holds Dialogue on Future Preservation of Historic Site
WED, JUNE 29, 2011, 12:24 PM ESTInterior Secretary Salazar and NPS Director Jarvis toured Fort Monroe before holding a public listening session with community leaders and stakeholders regarding plans for preserving the historic site and soon-to-be abandoned military post. Read More >
Interior Awards Contract to Evaluate BIA & BIE Support Services
TUE, JUNE 28, 2011, 10:28 AM ESTThe Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded a contract to Bronner Group, LLC, a small, woman-owned business based in Chicago that specializes in consulting with government and the public sector. Read More >
EPA Chief, DOI Secretary, CEQ Chair Lead Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Public Meeting
TUE, JUNE 28, 2011, 09:37 AM ESTEPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, joined by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley, convened an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on Monday in Galveston, TX. Read More >
Media Advisory: AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Secretary Salazar to Tour Fort Monroe, Hold Public Listening Session to Discuss Future of Site
MON, JUNE 27, 2011, 04:55 PM ESTInterior Secretary Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis will visit Fort Monroe in Virginia to tour the historic site and hold a listening session with community, state and congressional leaders to discuss its future. Read More >