Department Staff Gatherings

Images of groups in formal office settings, showcasing interactions among staff and officials during meetings or farewell events.

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Carleigh Price , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C., for discussions with Secretary Gale Norton. Appearing, left to right, are Solicitor Sue Ellen Wooldridge, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, Norton, Schwarzenegger, and External and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Kit Kimball. Photo was used in Interior video on Norton era

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton hosting luncheon for members of President's Cabinet, at Department of Interior headquarters

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Honor Awards

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Mike Porter Harvard University

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Fisheries , Environmental Protection Agency

Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore hosting dinner in Henry Clay Room for members of the Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy, working on long range recommendations for the Department's worldwide organization and operations: Department of State in 2025

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne posing with group of White House Fellows

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Departure event, with Secretary Gale Norton, for the outgoing Vice Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, Nelson Westrin, far left

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Week of 5/14/2001

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Office of Water - Water Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception and presentation at Main Interior: Bureau of Land Management National Scenic and Historic Trails Program's Strategy and Work Plan, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials joining representatives of the Partnership for the National Trails System

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

Swearing in ceremony, in Treaty Room, for Peter Chaveas, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, with Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage presiding

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

Office of Water - Water Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Trust for the National Mall, including the Trust Chairman, John "Chip" Akridge

Secretary Gale Norton, center, among officials on hand for Washington, D.C. press conference announcement of Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove, from the list of threatened and endangered species, the Yellowstone grizzly bear population, due to population increase over past 30 years

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chairman, Paul Tudor Jones II, Secretary Gale Norton, and Foundation Executive Director, Jeff Trandahl, left to right, at Department of Interior headquarters

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at National Summit on Small Business and the Environment, Lowes Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Unveiling Address , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Press conference at Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials on hand, announcing the launch of the bison conservation initiative designed to coordinate federal, state, tribal, agricultural interests in strengthening efforts to help the species recover and thrive. Initiative will operate through an interagency working group, involving representatives of the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and a tribal liaison from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as representatives of states with bison populations; additionally, the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U.S. Forest Service, along with the Department of Defense, have been invited to participate.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao VIP Receptions Meet and Greet

Taken during Secretary Elaine Chao's visit to the New York City (NYC) Department of Labor (DOL) Office. Photographer: Shawn T. Moore. undefined..

Secretary Gale Norton, left, at Department of Interior headquarters with law enforcement specialist on cross-agency detail to Interior's Office of Law Enforcement and Security

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Awards event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

International Trade Administration - Group Photo with Mr. Lash and Certificate

Group portrait of Under Secretary for Management's Office Management Specialist personnel

Office of the Secretary - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Swearing-In Ceremony with Secretary Elaine Chao

Press conference at Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials on hand, announcing the launch of the bison conservation initiative designed to coordinate federal, state, tribal, agricultural interests in strengthening efforts to help the species recover and thrive. Initiative will operate through an interagency working group, involving representatives of the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and a tribal liaison from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as representatives of states with bison populations; additionally, the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U.S. Forest Service, along with the Department of Defense, have been invited to participate.

Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service officials meeting with delegation of landowners, Main Interior

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Air Quality Task Force , Environmental Protection Agency

Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas among the officials on hand to discuss National Heritage Areas planning and other issues

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at Department headquarters during the final days of the Norton tenure

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Knauss 101

Outgoing Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, far right, making final round of appearances, on the last day of his tenure, with Secretary Gale Norton, far left, and Department of Interior headquarters staff

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Office of the Administrator - Memorandum of Understanding with League of United Latin American Citizens , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Graduation

Secretary Gale Norton with Presidential Management Fellows Program 2005 appointees in Department of Interior

Clean School Bus; Tomorrow's Technology for Today's Engines event , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In of Assistant Secretary A. Combs, Chun, Lauriski

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the national hunting-fishing organization, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF), including CSF President Jeff Crane, Chairman of the Board of Directors Bob Model, and Board of Directors member Merle Shepard

International Conference and Handshakes of during Christine Todd Whitman's last day (starts DSC_414) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Robert Cresanti

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, conversing with the President of Wal-Mart Stores Division, Mike Duke, foreground center, during National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. event celebrating National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Wal-Mart partnership under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

Office of the Solicitor - Solicitor of Labor (SOL) Management Conference at the Madison Hotel

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Office Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary's Open Forum session in Loy Henderson Auditorium, featuring address on open source intelligence by Robert David Steele, former Central intelligence Agency official and Marine Corps intelligence officer, and Chief Executive Officer of OSS.Net.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with Presidential Management Fellows Program 2005 appointees in Department of Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, including Council Chairman Ryck Lydecker

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bill Braxton , Environmental Protection Agency

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Signing

Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.

Office of the Administrator - Coal Ash Rule Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Change a Light, Change the World with Energy Star , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - NMT Laureates Reception

Court of Federal Claims Chief Judge Edward Damich, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Sansonetti, Secretary Gale Norton, Quinault Indians President Pearl Capoeman-Baller, Trust for Public Land Vice President Alan Front, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Dave Anderson, left to right, at pact signing

Secretary Gale Norton, fourth from left, with Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Rebecca Watson, second from left, Director of the Office of External and Intergovernmental Affairs Kit Kimball, far right, and other staff at Department of Interior headquarters hosting visitor sponsored by External and Intergovernmental Affairs

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

Secretary Gale Norton with Presidential Management Fellows Program 2005 appointees in Department of Interior

Bureau of Industry and Security - United States and Malaysia Export Council

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE SENATE ENERGY BILL

Local land management officials gathering at Bureau of Land Management headquarters for meeting on enforcement issues with national staff

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - CLASS PORTRAIT AND INDIVIDUAL PORTRAIT OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF COMSCI

National Business Center's Interior employee identification badge technologies, operations, and procedures, sampled by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett on tour

International Trade Administration - Secretary's Visit to Advocacy Center

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Israel Hernandez Swearing-In

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with McConnell Scholars from Kentucky

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Chet Thompson , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he opened, and announced high bid totals for, the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.

Linda Combs Swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

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