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As of mid-2004, the department managed 507 million acres (2,050,000 km<sup>2</sup>) of surface land, or about one-fifth of the land in the United States. It manages 476 dams and 348 reservoirs through the [[Bureau of Reclamation]], 431 national parks, monuments, historical sites, etc. through the [[National Park Service]], and 544 national wildlife refuges through the [[Fish and Wildlife Service]]. The largest land management agency is the [[Bureau of Land Management]], managing about one-eighth of the land in the United States. | As of mid-2004, the department managed 507 million acres (2,050,000 km<sup>2</sup>) of surface land, or about one-fifth of the land in the United States. It manages 476 dams and 348 reservoirs through the [[Bureau of Reclamation]], 431 national parks, monuments, historical sites, etc. through the [[National Park Service]], and 544 national wildlife refuges through the [[Fish and Wildlife Service]]. The largest land management agency is the [[Bureau of Land Management]], managing about one-eighth of the land in the United States. | ||
Despite its name, the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for police matters and internal security. In the United States, national security and immigration functions are performed by the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] primarily and the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] secondarily. The Department of the Interior has often been humorously called "the Department of Everything Else" because of its broad range of responsibilities.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/utley-mackintosh/index.htm "History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814041614/http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/utley-mackintosh/index.htm |date=August 14, 2015 }}, National Park Service web page. Retrieved May 20, 2010.</ref> | Despite its name, the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for police matters and internal security. In the United States, national security and immigration functions are performed by the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] primarily and the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] secondarily. The Department of the Interior has often been humorously called "the Department of Everything Else" because of its broad range of responsibilities.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/utley-mackintosh/index.htm "History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814041614/http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/utley-mackintosh/index.htm |date=August 14, 2015 }}, National Park Service web page. Retrieved May 20, 2010.</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation of the department=== | ===Formation of the department=== | ||
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*Office of Acquisition and Property Management | *Office of Acquisition and Property Management | ||
*Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization | *Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization | ||
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital and Diversity | [[Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital and Diversity]] | ||
*Office of Human Resources | *Office of Human Resources | ||
*Office of Occupational Safety and Health | *[[Office of Occupational Safety and Health]] | ||
*Office of Strategic Employee and Organizational Development | *[[Office of Strategic Employee and Organizational Development]] | ||
*Office of Civil Rights | *Office of Civil Rights ( | ||
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology, Information and Business Services | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology, Information and Business Services | ||
*Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution | *Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution | ||