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Department of the Interior (DOI) A department of the federal government, established in 1849 to take charge of the country's internal affairs.Lightheartedly referred to as the “department of everything else” at one time, it was originally responsible for all affairs not handled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (now the State Department), Treasury Department, and War (now Defense) Department. Today, it is responsible for Indian affairs, national parks, wildlife management, and surface mining, to name a few areas. More information is available at its Web site, www.doi.gov, which includes Webcams for several national parks and the city of Washington,D.C. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Author and powerboat expert Chuck Luttrell (a Search and Rescue Specialist and a Department of the Interior certified instructor in motorboat operation with more than fourteen years of professional boating experience that included being a boat patrol ranger in Kentucky, Texas, and Lake Mead, Nevada) shows how to deal with flooding, capsizing and sinking; people overboard; engine failure and grounding; navigational loss of position; other boaters in need of rescue; and much more. Bob Faithful, director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at the Department of the Interior, joined with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce on June 8 to sign a historic "memorandum of understanding" that will help lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, and transgender-owned businesses get a piece of the more than $4 billion in contracts the Interior Department awards every year. One of the most important roles for the Department of the Interior is we have oversight over a number of the historic sites and public lands that are tied to the heritage of all Americans," he said. |
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