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Presidential Transition 2020-2021 U.S. Department of the Interior PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 2020-2021 Briefing Book DOI BRIEFING BOOK 2020-2021 This is a CONTROLLED document, until dispositioned or until controls are revoked by the DOI Transition Lead (Scott de la Vega). It has been prepared in order to support a timely and orderly transition should a new President be elected. Distribution and release of the full document, or any component of this document, is limited to the transition planning team. DOI BRIEFING BOOK 2020-2021 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Organizational Structure ............................................................................................................................ 2 DOI Bureaus and Offices ........................................................................................................................... 3 DOI Regional Structure .............................................................................................................................. 6 2. Department overview ............................................................................................................................. 8 Mission ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Workforce Information ............................................................................................................................. 10 Budget at a Glance .................................................................................................................................. 11 Receipts and Disbursements ................................................................................................................... 16 Congressional Relations and Issues ....................................................................................................... 17 3. Significant Current Issues .................................................................................................................... 22 4. Organization ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Departmental Offices ............................................................................................................................... 30 Office of Inspector General (OIG) ........................................................................................................ 30 Office of the Solicitor ............................................................................................................................ 34 Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs ................................................................................... 42 Office of the Chief Information Officer ................................................................................................. 45 Office of Civil Rights ............................................................................................................................. 49 Office of Communications (OCO) ........................................................................................................ 53 Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs ................................................................. 57 Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office ................................................................................................ 61 Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (OIEA) ..................................................................... 64 Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management & Budget ............................................................................. 66 Office of the Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management and Budget (AS-PMB) ................................ 66 Deputy Assistant Secretary—Policy and Environmental Management (DAS-PEM) ........................... 73 Office of Policy Analysis................................................................................................................... 73 Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment.............................................................................. 77 National Invasive Species Council................................................................................................... 80 Office of Planning and Performance Management.......................................................................... 81 Office of Native Hawaiian Relations ................................................................................................ 84 Gulf of Mexico Restoration Office .................................................................................................... 85 Deputy Assistant Secretary—Budget, Finance, Grants and Acquisition (DAS-BFGA) ....................... 87 DOI BRIEFING BOOK 2020-2021 Office of Budget ............................................................................................................................... 87 Office of Grants Management .......................................................................................................... 90 Office of Financial Management ...................................................................................................... 92 Business Integration Office .............................................................................................................. 96 Office of Acquisition and Property Management ............................................................................. 99 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ............................................................... 103 Deputy Assistant Secretary—Administrative Services (DAS-AS) ..................................................... 105 Appraisal and Valuation Services Office ....................................................................................... 105 Office of Hearings and Appeals ..................................................................................................... 107 Office of Facilities and Administrative Services ............................................................................. 111 Interior Business Center ................................................................................................................ 114 Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution .................................................................. 117 Deputy Assistant Secretary—Public Safety, Resource Protection and Emergency Services (DAS- PRE) ................................................................................................................................................... 119 Office of Emergency Management ................................................................................................ 119 Office of Law Enforcement and Security ....................................................................................... 122 Office of Wildland Fire .................................................................................................................... 125 Office of Aviation Services ............................................................................................................. 128 Inter-Agency Borderland Coordinator and Field Communications ................................................ 132 Deputy Assistant Secretary—Human Capital and Diversity (DAS-HCD) .......................................... 134 Office of Human Capital ................................................................................................................. 134 Office of Strategic Employee and Organizational Development ................................................... 138 Office of Occupational Safety and Health ...................................................................................... 142 Natural Resources Revenue Management ....................................................................................... 145 Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) ............................................................................. 145 Land and Minerals Management ........................................................................................................... 148 Office of the Assistant Secretary—Lands and Minerals Management .............................................. 148 Bureau of Land Management ............................................................................................................ 152 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ................................................................... 160 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ............................................................................................. 164 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ........................................................................... 169 Water and Science ................................................................................................................................. 174 Office of the Assistant Secretary—Water and Science ..................................................................... 174 U.S. Geological Survey ...................................................................................................................... 180 Bureau of Reclamation .....................................................................................................................
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