Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Robert Abbey announced this week that he will retire from public service at the end of May to rejoin his family full-time in Mississippi.
Appointed by President Obama in 2009, Abbey's three-year tenure in leadership of the nation's largest land-management agency marks the culmination of a 34-year career of state and federal service.
Following Director Abbey's retirement on May 31, BLM Deputy Director Mike Pool will serve as acting director.