DOI Information Quality Mission Statement
In February 2002, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a directive that all federal agencies issue and implement Information Quality Guidelines. In response to this directive, the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued and implemented guidelines to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by its bureaus and offices.
In order to ensure the accuracy and integrity of its published scientific information, DOI follows a robust peer review process wherein the information undergoes internal peer review and is subject to public scrutiny. DOI, its bureaus and offices, and the National Invasive Species Council maintain the highest standards possible for published information to ensure integrity and transparency.
DOI Bulletin for Peer Review
The OMB directive, Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (December 15, 2004), requires that there be a "systematic process of peer review planning" and access to a list of information products for official dissemination that will be peer reviewed as either influential scientific information or highly influential scientific assessments. DOI bureaus and offices created Web sites to accommodate the requirements of the Peer Review Bulletin.
For scientific information produced by DOI bureaus and offices, refer to individual bureau/office peer review Web sites.
Bureau Information Quality Web Pages:
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
- Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- National Invasive Species Council
- National Park Service (NPS)
- Office of Surface Mining (OSM)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)