The Bureau of Land Management Modernizes Law Enforcement Reporting
Trump Administration implements structure recommended by Office of the Inspector General
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced it has modernized the reporting structure of its Office of Law Enforcement and Security. The realignment was recommended by the Office of the Inspector General in 2002 and numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement professionals.
“The Bureau of Land Management Rangers and Special Agents are the most highly trained and capable natural resources law enforcement officers in the country,”
said William Perry Pendley, Deputy Director for Policy and Programs. “Nonetheless, as the Inspector General declared over two decades ago, with their ‘authorities and powers’ come ‘heightened responsibility and accountability [that] demand tight reign, close supervision, clear chain of command and rigorous oversight. A centralized organiza