Accountability, Policies, and Tactics of Law Enforcement within the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service.

This letter was sent to the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee in advance of a July 28, 2015 hearing on law enforcement within the Department of the Interior (DOI) and U.S. Forest Service. We have concerns with the militarization of DOI bureaus like the National Park Service, and ask the committee to examine the relationship between DOI and the Department of Defense 1033 program that provides military weapons and equipment to law enforcement agencies.