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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar released Interior's information technology (IT) Transformation Strategic Plan, a major efficiency initiative that will leverage modern technology to save up to $500 million in taxpayer dollars by 2020.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced the establishment of a Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform that will conduct an evaluation of Interior's trust management and provide recommendations to improve performance.

"What we are doing here today symbolizes the power of the community-driven partnerships and serves as a model of what we'd like to do around the nation with this initiative."

Secretary Salazar and Congressman Dingell announced land acquisitions intended to preserve the River Raisin National Battlefield Park, and enhance the first international Wildlife Refuge in North America, the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service are starting the development of a Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) for Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today praised the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Daniel M. Ashe as the 16th Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ashe, a career employee of the agency, will assume his duties immediately.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the designation of 14 new national historic landmarks in 11 states and the District of Columbia that have played an integral role in the development of the country.

Interior 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.

The 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.

EPA 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.