Employees
"Together, we will change the world as we oversee the Department of the Interior’s responsibilities across all 50 States, the Territories, and oceans."
April 27, 2009
The U.S. Department of the Interior employs about 70,000 people in approximately 2,400 locations with offices across the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, and Freely Associated States.
At Interior our employees take pride in knowing that the work they do every day is of real significance – from managing our nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage to honoring responsibilities to strengthen tribal nations and advocate for America’s island communities. We rely on their expertise and commitment to better serve the public and to help achieve our organizational goals and objectives.
In our continuing effort to better serve America, we continue to broaden the diversity of our department’s workforce. We are committed to identifying, hiring and retaining the best qualified individuals, wherever they are and whatever their background, so we reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
Stories from the Field
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National Parks Offering Free Entrance on Sept. 29 - National Public Lands Day
THU, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012, 01:48 PM ESTAll 397 national parks will offer free entrance on Saturday, Sept. 29, for National Public Lands Day. Many will also be hosting volunteer work-project events to improve and enhance the parks. Read More >
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Arctic Interagency Visitor Center Enlists 'Ice Road Truckers' for National Public Lands Day Cleanup
WED, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012, 01:30 PM ESTThe Arctic Interagency Visitor Center in Coldfoot, Alaska, enlisted 'star power' for its cleanup project on the Dalton Highway, Alaska's only road connection to the Arctic Ocean. View story and link to video here. Read More >
![BLM-Eastern States employee Isabel Long and her son, Dante. BLM-Eastern States employee Isabel Long and her son, Dante.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006194700im_/http://www.interior.gov/employees/images/BLM-thumbnail.jpg)
Employee's Hispanic Heritage Month Blog Celebrates Nature, Motherhood and Mother Earth
THU, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012, 02:31 PM ESTBLM-Eastern States employee Isabel Long shares a personal story titled, "Nature, Motherhood and Mother Earth: Celebrating Nature during Hispanic Heritage Month." Read More >
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Mount Rainier National Park: Secretary Salazar Visits Park Staff
THU, AUGUST 23, 2012, 01:14 PM ESTSecretary Ken Salazar visited Mount Rainier National Park staff on August 14 and shared words of encouragement and support in light of this year’s loss of co-workers Margaret Anderson, Nick Hall, Roy Watters, Doug Chappell and Ted Cox. Read More >
![Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle joins BLM river rangers for group photo during a tour of the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River on July 26. (From left, Mark Schaefer, BLM; Nichole Lister, BLM; Castle; and Aaron Conway, BLM.) Photo by BLM. Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle joins BLM river rangers for group photo during a tour of the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River on July 26. (From left, Mark Schaefer, BLM; Nichole Lister, BLM; Castle; and Aaron Conway, BLM.) Photo by BLM.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006194700im_/http://www.interior.gov/employees/images/thumbnail232.jpg)
Montana/Dakotas and Bureau of Reclamation: Upper Missouri River Highlighted In America’s Great Outdoors Rivers Initiative
WED, AUGUST 1, 2012, 02:00 PM ESTFORT BENTON, Mont. – DOI Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle and her deputy assistant, John Tubbs, saw firsthand on July 26 what hard work and collaboration by multiple partners can accomplish. Read More >