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.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced earlier this month that it will hold 12 listening sessions through June and July to develop policies and procedures.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced $73 million in grants to 85 American Indian and Alaska Native communities to help improve public safety and assist crime victims. The grants are meant to improve tribal justice systems and law enforcement, as well as improving child abuse investigations and domestic violence prevention.

On November 1, 2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report reviewing the federal response to missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Deb Haaland signed a memo last week creating a task force to review law enforcement policies and procedures across the department. The memo cites the June 2021 Office of Inspector General (OIG) report “Review of U.S. Park Police Actions at Lafayette Park" as an impetus for the task force creation.