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  U.S. Department of the Interior - Home Page
The Department of the Interior and its agencies are observing National Oceans Month throughout June 2007 with a variety of events and ongoing conservation activities around the nation.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is the nation’s principal conservation agency.
Interior is a large, decentralized agency with over 80,000 employees and 180,000 volunteers located at approximately 2,400 operating locations across the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, and freely associated states.
www.doi.gov   (696 words)

  
  MSN Encarta - Department of the Interior
The department is headed by a secretary appointed by the president with the approval of the Senate.
As the nation's principal conservation agency, the department has the responsibility of protecting and conserving the country's land, water, minerals, fish, and wildlife; of promoting the wise use of all these natural resources; of maintaining national parks and recreation areas; and of preserving historic places.
The Department of the Interior is currently in charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Geological Survey.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570435/Department_of_the_Interior.html   (279 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Interior, United States Department of the (U.S. Government) - Encyclopedia
Interior, United States Department of the, federal executive department established in 1849, delegated custodian of U.S. natural resources, and whose head, the Secretary of the Interior, has cabinet rank.
The department's responsibility for water and power resources is handled primarily by the Bureau of Reclamation and various specific power administrations that operate projects generating electrical power.
The divisions of the department concerned with public land management include the bureaus of Indian Affairs and Land Management.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/Interior-1.html   (380 words)

  
 Department of Interior Design
Interior design is both an art and a science that involves the adaptation of natural and human-made environments to the cultural, social, physiological, psychological, economic, historic, and behavioral activities of people.
The Master of Interior Design and the College Ph.D. Program provide opportunities for students to achieve excellence in the design of architectural interiors, to engage in research and to develop a specialization in a related field.
In 1970 the Department of Architecture introduced the 2+2+2 system of instruction from which the interior design students took the first two-year section with other design students (Architecture and Landscape Architecture) in the College.
www.dcp.ufl.edu /interior   (738 words)

  
 Washington, DC--Dept. of the Interior
The Interior building is 7 stories with a basement (an additional floor between the 5th and 6th stories is devoted entirely to mechanical equipment).
The Interior building featured a number of 'firsts' for Federal buildings: the first to have a central vacuum cleaning system, one of the earliest to be air-conditioned, and one of the first to incorporate a parking garage in the building.
The U.S. Department of the Interior is located at 18th, 19th, C and E Streets, NW.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc24.htm   (342 words)

  
 Department of the Interior
The statutes cited herein authorize and provide the means for managing wildland fire on lands or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, or lands adjacent thereto.
A Department of the Interior ESR program goal is for the Departmental bureaus to coordinate activities and share knowledge, skills and information with each other and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service.
There will be no billing or reimbursement between bureaus of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for personnel and other resources involved in burned area emergency stabilization and rehabilitation team deployment.
elips.doi.gov /ELIPS/release/3358.htm   (3664 words)

  
 U.S. Department of the Interior - History
It wasn't until March 3, 1849, the last day of the 30th Congress, that a bill was passed to create the Department of the Interior to take charge of the Nation's internal affairs.
Subsequently, Interior functions expand to include the census, regulation of territorial governments, exploration of the western wilderness, and management of the D.C. jail and water system.
The Census Bureau is transferred to the Department of Commerce.
www.doi.gov /history.html   (725 words)

  
 Department of the Interior
It is essential that the selection process utilized throughout the Department of the Interior (Department) be standardized to assure high professional law enforcement standards.
The Office of Personnel Management has granted the Department the authority to utilize a Limited Background Investigation (LBI) for all Critical-Sensitive positions which are occupied by persons in temporary/seasonal law enforcement positions, provided the LBI is upgraded to a BI when employees convert to full-time permanent status.
(1) All employees of the Department or from another agency selected for, or moving to, a position at the employing or gaining bureau/office which is at a higher sensitivity designation than the position previously occupied must meet the investigative requirements of the new sensitivity level.
elips.doi.gov /elips/release/3327.htm   (3043 words)

  
 Interior, United States Department of the on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
After several years of putting energy exploration in the Otero Mesa on hold, the Department of Interior in late January announced that it w
After several years of putting energy exploration in the Otero Mesa on hold, the Department of Interior in late January announced that it wo
After several years of putting energy exploration in the Otero Mesa on hold, the Department of Interior in late J
www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/Interior.asp   (954 words)

  
 Systematic Interference with Science at Interior Department Exposed
WASHINGTON, DC – High-ranking political appointees within the Department of the Interior have rewritten numerous scientific documents to prevent the protection of several highly imperiled species under the Endangered Species Act.
The abuse of science at Interior has been reported previously on issues as diverse as mountaintop removal mining, cattle grazing, and the protection of rare trumpeter swans.
Furthermore, 303 scientists, or two thirds of those who responded to the survey, knew of cases where Interior Department political appointees had interfered with scientific determinations.
www.ucsusa.org /news/press_release/systematic-interference-with.html   (504 words)

  
 Alibris: Department of the Interior
The concern of this study is to determine the feasibility of the establishment and operation of private boys' and girls' camps on Indian reservations in the United States.
It was instituted at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the course of over-all efforts to investigate further economic development for the various reservations.
The original edition of this glossary was developed for use by trainee cadastral surveyors during the cadastral survey professional series of training courses.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Department_of_the_Interior   (710 words)

  
 Department of the Interior orders $700,000 in digital radios
Department of the Interior orders $700,000 in digital radios
The RELM Wireless Corporation has received orders totaling approximately $700,000 from agencies of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The order was placed under the company's contract with the U. Department of the Interior.
rfdesign.com /news/defense/department_orders_radios/index.html   (214 words)

  
 APP_Public View   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This forecast of contracting opportunities is a collection of Interior bureau and office acquisition plans for the fiscal year.
Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation.
The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work.
ideasec.nbc.gov /forecast   (196 words)

  
 U.S. Department of the Interior - News
Department of the Interior Unveils Cooperative Conservation Legislation to Streamline and Facilitate Conservation Projects
Department of the Interior Honors Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge with Environmental Achievement Award
Interior and HACU Renew Partnership to Enhance Hispanic Education and Employment; Secretary Kempthorne to Speak at MOU Signing Ceremony
www.doi.gov /news.html   (2451 words)

  
 U.S. Department of the Interior - Important Notices
Employment opportunities at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) are listed on the DOI Jobs Web site at: http://www.doi.gov/doijobs/doijobs.html.
The U.S. Department of the Interior complies with the No Fear Act requirements, closely monitors agency EEO and whistleblower complaint activity and acts expeditiously to resolve complaints at the administrative level when it is appropriate to do so.
The Department of the Interior No Fear Act information can be found at http://www.doi.gov/diversity/no_fear_act.html.
www.doi.gov /notices   (412 words)

  
 UpBee.com - us department of interior directory, us department of interior sites, us department of interior search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Find us department of interior and more at Lycos Search.
Find results for us department of interior and anything else you are looking for instantly!
Read about us department of interior in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
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 Department of the Interior Museum, Washington | MyTravelGuide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
But for those who like to start their explorations with details, there are countless artifacts to attract attention, including historical documents, pottery and geological finds.
Advertise with us for Department of the Interior Museum.
Improve the Department of the Interior Museum listing by providing a photo, description or suggesting a correction.
www.mytravelguide.com /attractions/profile.jsp?objectid=78246305   (350 words)

  
 Minerals Management Service Home Page
Under the proposed rule, permittees and third parties may apply to MMS for an extension of the 25-year proprietary term for geophysical information reprocessed 20 or more years after MMS issued the permit under which the originating data were collected.
More than 3.7 million barrels of Royalty in Kind (RIK) crude oil and condensate from Federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico have been sold to four companies as part of an RIK sale, the Department of the Interior’s MMS announced today.
The archaeological excavation of a historic shipwreck located in Federal waters 40 miles off the Louisiana coast begins today when archaeologists from the MMS and Texas AandM University’s Department of Oceanography and Nautical Archaeology Program depart for the shipwreck site which lies in 4,000 feet of water.
www.mms.gov   (775 words)

  
 Education (Harpers.org)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Published by the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
From the teacher’s notes in ISLAM: A Simulation of Islamic History and Culture, presented as evidence in a lawsuit filed against the Byron Union School District in California on behalf of Christian students attending Byron/Excelsior Public School.
In July three bronze plaques bearing biblical verses were reinstated to public viewing areas on the Canyon’s South Rim, despite advice from the Interior Department that such religious displays violate the First Amendment.
www.harpers.org /ReadingsEducation.html   (833 words)

  
 :: Grantmaker Report :: Display All Grantmakers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Grant Maker: Department of Commerce/Office of the Secretary
Grant Maker: Department of Labor/Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
Grant Maker: Department of Education/Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
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 U.S. Department of the Interior Library
The U.S. Department of the Interior Library promotes the mission of the Department by providing a full range of professional reference and research services, available to Interior employees in both the Washington, DC, area and nationwide.
The Library's collections include documents produced by or for the Department, as well as a broad range of related books, journals, and other resources that support the Department’s efforts to protect and provide access to the Nation’s natural and cultural heritage and to honor its trust responsibilities to tribes.
Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays) and is open to the public.
library.doi.gov   (124 words)

  
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Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation Part 1453
Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation_Conflicts of Interest
ciir.cs.umass.edu /ua/April1996/tables/table-8.html   (1980 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #5659311 - Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1994.
For a journal article, please see the Resource Relation field.
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1994.
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5659311   (111 words)

  
 Home - Department of the Interior and Local Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Home - Department of the Interior and Local Government
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is currently focusing its resources this year on further empowering local governments in the delivery of reliable basic services to the citizenry and improving the capability of the national police force as “protector of the people” against heightened threats from insurgency and terrorism.
DILG urges local officials to undertake Independence Day activities
www.dilg.gov.ph   (256 words)

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