The Department of the Interior (DOI) launched new policies this week requiring 3,100 officers and agents to wear body cameras, ensuring the release of critical incidents footage, and limiting no-knock warrants.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) released new agency guidance this month aimed at strengthening the role of tribes in federal land management and improving federal stewardship.

In guidance issued on Tuesday, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) clarified questions relating to use and displays of the phrase “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) while on duty or in the federal workplace. The guidance addresses two central questions: whether BLM terminology is inherently political activity and whether the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN) is a partisan political group. OSC found the answer to both questions to be no, which under the Hatch Act generally allows employees to engage in BLM-related activity while on duty or in the workplace.