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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002

Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has established a task force to review her department's law enforcement and recommend changes.

The panel is to report back next month on ways to improve the structure and coordination of activities. Norton convened the group in response to an internal audit which found no one in charge of the federal government's third largest police force.

Get the Story:
Report finds Interior Department law enforcement agencies in disarray (AP 5/7)
Interior Dept. Faulted On Sept. 11 Response (The Washington Post 5/8)

Today on Indianz.Com:
Norton urged on law enforcement (5/8)

Related Documents:
Grassley Letter to Norton (5/7) | 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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