What is the action being announced today?
The Secretary is announcing her intent to consolidate the bureaus’ real estate appraisal functions within a Departmental office as determined by an Action Team comprised of representatives from all affected offices within DOI, including appraisers and realty specialists. The Action Team will be appointed shortly, and actual organizational reform and realignment of the function will occur under a timetable to be developed by the Action Team. The goal is to create the new office and assign employees to it by September 30. The Department will maintain a dialogue will all affected individuals throughout this process.
