The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natural resources, leading such agencies as the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Geological Survey, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National ...

2 days ago · The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the former North Dakota governor to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur ...

2 days ago · In addition to leading the Interior Department, Mr. Burgum is also to run a White House council charged with encouraging more oil and gas development. ... He also insisted that the United States ...

Jan 16, 2025 · The Department of the Interior manages roughly one-fifth of the lands and waters of the United States, giving Burgum — the former governor of an oil-rich state — significant leverage to ...

Jan 20, 2025 · To the Senate of the United States, I nominate. Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General.

Jan 15, 2025 · Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today delivered remarks during a program at the Department of the Interior to celebrate the historic and enduring progress achieved during the Biden-Harris administration.

The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America's natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future.

The Office of the Secretary includes the Immediate Office of the Secretary, certain secretarial officers, designated staff immediately serving those officials and offices which serve department-wide functions or perform program functions directly on behalf of the Secretary.

Nov 15, 2024 · With authority over 20 percent of the nation’s lands, the Secretary of the Interior was a wide mandate. The incoming secretary will be tasked with advancing the Trump administration's...

On December 17, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Haaland to serve as United States Secretary of the Interior in his cabinet. [2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 2021 with a 51 to 40 vote. [3] [4] She is the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history. [a] [5] [6] [7]