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From: KJZZ
“In response, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, has filed a complaint with the Interior Department's inspector general (IG) that the interim…
From: Vice
“The Bureau of Land Management gave out new identification cards for all its employees to wear out in the field — complete with illustrations of oil rigs and cowboys.">
From: Outside
“Per the complaint, the three acting directors were appointed in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, meaning every action taken by these men, PEER executive…
From: The Washington Post
“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which filed a complaint about three of the Interior positions with the…
From: The Hill
“Signed under the radar, Zinke’s Jan. 12 order gave the acting directors for such bureaus as the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service “temporary re-delegation…
GAO Is Lackadaisical in Detecting and Reporting Illegal Acting Appointments
Agencies Ordered to Defer to State Hunting and Fishing Practices Whenever Possible
Premature Disclosure of New NPRA Estimates Led to Resignation in Ethics Protest
Interior Secretary Routinely Preempts Local Decision-Making
Legitimacy of Acting Directors of Parks, BLM, and Fish & Wildlife Remains in Doubt