DOI Employee Organizations

The Department of the Interior's employees are a dedicated, diverse, and dynamic workforce. Many employees participate in and support employee-driven groups (Employee Organizations) that contribute to improved agency operations, personnel management, and employee effectiveness and engagement. This site is a resource for DOI employees seeking information about Employee Organizations (Civic & Networking Groups, Employee Resources Groups, Professional Associations). Explore the links below to learn about how to become a recognized group at DOI and find information about certified organizations. 

  • Civic & Networking Groups (CNG) are organizations consisting of employees whose interest is in implementing employee welfare and morale activities. They serve to help to maintain a work environment that is inviting; provide support and/or social networks for employees; enhance opportunities for cross-organizational relationship building; and may serve as a resource to employees in providing personal and/or professional educational forums and promoting special social interests, and the like.
  • Employee Resource Groups (ERG) are employee-led groups with members who are drawn together by a common interest and work towards advancing relevancy, leadership, and inclusion throughout the organizations. ERGs have charters with specific goals and objectives the group aims to achieve. ERGs are encouraged to identify a Leadership Liaison (LL). An LL is a DOI manager (generally at the GS-15 level or above) who provides advice and counsel to guide the ERG’s development, keeps the group focused on organizational goals, supports the group through communication and visibility, and keeps the ERG connected to DOI leadership. The LL serves in an advisory capacity and shall not lead or be an officer of the group.
  • Professional Associations (PA) are organizations seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.

Personnel Bulletin 17-07 establishes Departmental policy and procedures for the recognition of non-labor employee organizations. DOI employees may visit the Employee Organization OneINTERIOR page. Questions about DOI employee organizations should be directed to the DOI Office of Human Capital (OHC). 

Certified DOI Employee Organizations
Type Organization Name
CNG BLM Great Basin Smokejumpers
CNG Casa Grande Employees Association
CNG Catoctin Mountain Park Employee Association
CNG Dam Good Speakers Toastmasters
CNG DOI Toastmasters Club
CNG Elko District Employee Association (EDEA)
CNG Federal Reclamation Employee's Association, Folsom (Central CA Area Office)
CNG FWS Northeast Regional Office Cross-Program Employee Association
CNG Glacier Employee Association (GEA)- NPS
CNG Grand Coulee Power Office Reclamation Employees Association
CNG Idaho Falls District Employee Association (IFDEA)
CNG Katmai Employee Association (KEA)
CNG Moab Employee Association (BLM)
CNG Mojave National Preserve Employee Association
CNG Montana Area Office Reclamation Employee's Association (MAO REA)
CNG Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins Employee Association (NRSS-FOCO)
CNG Nebraska-Kansas Reclamation Employee's Association (NK-REA)
CNG NOC Employee Association (NOCEA)
CNG North Cascades Employee Association (NCEA)
CNG Northeast Regional Office Cross-Program Employee Association
CNG NPS Employee's Association- Pacific West Region - Seattle
CNG Olympic Park Employee Association (OEA)
CNG Shenandoah Employee Association
CNG St. George Utah Interagency Employee Association
ERG Black USGS Science Staff (BUSS)
ERG Blacks for Opportunities in Leadership and Development (BOLD) ERG
ERG BOEM Veteran Employee Resource Group (BOEM VETS)
ERG Council for Indigenous Relevancy, Communication, Leadership & Excellence (CIRCLE)
ERG USGS Disability Network
ERG Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC-DOI)
ERG DOI National Association of Hispanic Employees (NAHE)
ERG DOI Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (DOI RPCVs)
ERG DOI/USGS WISdom
ERG DOI Vets
ERG Early Career ERG
ERG Employees for the Advancement of People with Disabilities (EAPWD)
ERG FWS BIPOC
ERG FWS People with Disabilities
ERG FWS Pride
ERG FWS Veterans
ERG FWS Women's+ (FWS W+)
ERG Hispanic Organization on Relevancy, Advising, Leadership and Excellence (HORALE)
ERG Innovative Leadership Network (ILN)
ERG Pride NPS
ERG NPS Asian American Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (AAPI ERG)
ERG Pride in the BLM ERG
ERG Reclamation’s Black Excellence (RecBLEX)
ERG Southeast Vets
ERG USGS Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) ERG
ERG USGS Early Career Scientists Network (ECSN)
ERG USGS Pride ERG
ERG USGS Vets
ERG Women's Employee Resource Group (W-ERG)

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