Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of the Interior (DOI) where he will manage 500 million acres of public lands and 1.7 billion offshore acres in orchestrating President Donald Trump’s “unleash American energy” agenda.
The Senate endorsed his ascension to Interior Secretary on Jan. 30 in a 79–18 vote that saw few objections to the wealthy former software executive assuming the mantle of the 70,000-employee DOI and its $18 billion annual budget.
As DOI secretary, Burgum will set policy for 11 agencies and 14 offices, including the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement....
