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National Parks celebrate a heritage of vision

Starting with 6 million acres 100 years ago, the National Park Service is now responsible for more than 84 million acres. NPS Director Jon Jarvis tells us about plans for the future.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , Jon Jarvis

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National Parks brace for an oily impact

Debris and tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon accident has been showing up on National Park Service shores with greater frequency. Jon Jarvis, the Director of the National Park Service, tells us about plans for the future.

Tags: Federal Drive , oil spill , Jon Jarvis , Suzanne Kubota

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Power outages prompt move of National Park Service datacenter

Several "unexpected power interruptions" in Washington have sparked a datacenter move to a new server in Denver.

Tags: DOI , technology , CIO

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Where Are the Bathrooms?

Tags: newsstand , National Mall , National Capital Planning Commission , Marcel Acosta

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National Park Service Rangers, Tim Geithner

Tags: Cherry Blossom Festival , Tim Geithner , TARP

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Interior, Forest Service face uphill climb to boost employee morale

Unions say leadership, communication key to improvements

Tags: mngt , Hank Kashdan , Daniel Wenk , Forest Service , BLM , National Park Service , Interior , USDA , National Federation of Federal Employees , Forest Service Council , Partnership for Public Service , Kevin Simpson , Elaine Downing , Ron Thatcher , employee morale , Best Places to Work survey

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In his own words: Secretary Ken Salazar

Salazar on management issues, ethics, and is he having fun yet?

Tags: mngt , DOI , Ken Salazar , ethics , MMS , Park Police ,

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