Ryan Zinke
Secretary of the Interior
Leadership
Ryan Zinke is a politician who has served in the U.S. Congress and Montana State legislature. He has come under fire for his management of a Super PAC as a congressional candidate, and for violating ethics standards as a Navy SEAL. Learn MoreDepartments
The Department of the Interior is a Cabinet-level agency that manages America's vast natural and cultural resources. The Secretary of the Interior heads the Interior Department, which employs 70,000 people, in nine technical bureaus and various offices.
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Sub-Departments
Royalty Policy CommitteeThe Department of Land and Minerals Management oversees land use planning, public land management including onshore and offshore mineral management, surface mining reclamation, and the regulation of operations for all minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf, among other duties.
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Sub-Departments
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Department of Water and Science manages and directs programs supporting the development and implementation of national water and mineral policies.
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Sub-Departments
United States Geological SurveyBureau of Reclamation
The Office of Insular Areas is responsible for coordinating federal policy with the U.S. Virgin Islands, the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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The Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks provides policy guidance and direction for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.
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Sub-Departments
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceNational Park Service
The Department of Indian Affairs administers laws and regulations relating to Indian tribes, individual Indian tribal members, and Indian affairs, and is responsible for the management of programs, functions, and activities assigned to and undertaken by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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About us
The Department of Influence was created by the Western Values Project to document the revolving door between special interest lobbyists and political appointees at the Department of the Interior and to expose how that revolving door influences decisions made by the department.