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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002

Senior Department of Interior managers are resisting reform of their agency's law enforcement duties, according to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).

Grassley criticized the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management in an October 7 letter. He said the agencies are resisting recommendations of an inspector general.

Norton has reorganized law enforcement duties in response to the report. But some positions are still unfilled and Grassley said the NPS and BLM hired a non-law enforcement person to oversee criminal investigators.

Get the Story:
Managers at Interior resisting law enforcement change, senator says (Government Executive Magazine 10/11

Related Documents:
Grassley Letter to Norton (10/7) | Disquieting State of Disorder: An Assessment of Department of the Interior Law Enforcement (January 2002)

Relevant Links:
Law Enforcement Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs - http://bialaw.fedworld.gov

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