Department of the Interior

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government charged with the conservation and development of the natural resources of the U.S. and its possessions. DOI

Department of the Interior

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and a variety of programs designed to preserve natural resources in the United States and its territories and possessions in the Pacific Ocean.

Example Sentences

A spokesperson for the Department of the Interior wrote, “We are taking steps to unify federal wildfire programs to streamline bureaucracy.”

From Salon

The president has also proposed a drastic restructuring that would transfer much of the Forest Service’s wildfire personnel to a new department located within the Department of the Interior, according to his 2026 budget plan.

From Los Angeles Times

And on Tuesday, the Department of the Interior announced it is initiating the process to evaluate a potential mineral lease sale in the waters offshore American Samoa.

From Salon

“You are not cutting costs. You are cutting investments,” said Malcom, former director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the Department of the Interior.

From Salon

Under an agreement with the Department of the Interior, ranchers conveyed their land to the federal government and in exchange were issued long-term leases to work that land.

From Los Angeles Times