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
BLM's Tim Murphy — 'Fired Up' About Diversity
TUE, JANUARY 3, 2012, 01:45 PM ESTTim Murphy, assistant director of the Bureau of Land Management’s Fire and Aviation program, speaks with passion about how to use leadership to enhance organizational performance and to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. Read More >
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Video Features Efforts to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
WED, NOVEMBER 30, 2011, 11:45 AM ESTA new video from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service highlights efforts by the Service’s Northeast Region to bring culturally diverse employees into the workforce. Watch Video >
USGS Landsat Archive Adds to World Memory
WED, NOVEMBER 23, 2011, 01:31 PM ESTA United Nations group established to preserve humanity's documentary history has selected a portion of the U.S. Geological Survey Landsat archive of Earth imagery for addition to the Memory of the World International Register. Read More >
National Park Service: Grand Canyon’s Green Team Wins a 2011 GreenGov Presidential Award
WED, NOVEMBER 16, 2011, 11:55 AM ESTWhite House Council on Environmental Quality announced that Grand Canyon National Park’s Green Team was among the 2011 winners of the GreenGov Presidential Awards. Read More >
Broadband Comes to Southwest Alaska – BLM Permits Make a Difference
THU, NOVEMBER 10, 2011, 01:26 PM ESTFunded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the TERRA-Southwest project has the potential to improve the local communications infrastructure, create jobs, and build the local economy. Read More >