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DUELING LAWS AT PLAY IN WHETHER INTERIOR APPOINTMENTS ARE LEGAL

From: National Parks Traveler

“In essence, said Michael Nixon, PEER's strategic programs director, while the 1998 Reform Act did provide for some agency exceptions that allowed appointments…

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CHARGES INTERIOR WITH ILLEGALLY FILLING TOP VACANCIES

From: Government Executive

“The current top officers at the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management are working “in blatant violation…

GROUP CLAIMS ACTING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR APPOINTED ILLEGALLY

From: National Parks Traveler

“In its claim, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility contends that Mr. Smith's appointment was in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform…

ENVIRO WATCHDOG SAYS DOI TEMP OFFICIALS ARE ILLEGAL

From: Law360

“In a complaint filed with the DOI's inspector general, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility claims that the acting heads of the BLM, FWS and NPS are serving…

IT'S TIME FOR TRUMP TO HIRE MORE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS

From: Splinter

“In the letter, the organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claims that Trump and Zinke have violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act…


News Releases

NO DIRECTION - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BLM TO BE RUN BY LOWER DEPUTIES FOR 3 YEARS

Trump and Bernhardt Continue to Deny Senate Role in Confirming Directors

INTERIOR’S OBTUSE REORGANIZATION HAS BLURRY FOCUS

New Layers of Regional Bureaucracy Larded on Top of Current Structure

NEW BLM ACTING DIRECTOR THREATENS AGENCY'S EXISTENCE

Ultra-Right Wing Lawyer William Pendley is Uniquely Unqualified to Run BLM

INTERIOR’S MUSICAL CHAIRS SPIN OUT OF CONTROL

Complaints Mount as Sagebrush Rebel Installed Over Wildlife and Parks

PEER FILES NEW INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY PARK SERVICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Inspector General Asked to Take Action Against Department of the Interior Violations