About BOEM

OUR MISSION

To manage development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way.

Core Values

BOEM accomplishes its mission through the following core values:

• Responsible Stewardship: We are committed to responsible stewardship of U.S. OCS resources, providing sustainable use, fair return, and environmental and cultural resources protection. We manage these resources to benefit the American people and future generations of Americans.


• Informed and Timely Decision-Making: We seek to provide our staff with the resources and processes needed for timely and well-documented decisions, synthesizing science, policy, regulations, and other factors. We are committed to acquiring, cultivating, and retaining the subject matter expertise needed for sound and efficient decision-making. We employ the best available science, Indigenous Knowledge, and local knowledge, incorporating these observations within thoughtful and rigorous methodological frameworks that transform the best available science and data into information useful to interested parties.


• Inclusive and Transparent Engagement: We strive to be inclusive and transparent, honoring the public trust through meaningful collaboration and engagement with all interested parties. We encourage stakeholder engagement with our work through inclusive, equitable, and meaningful outreach. We are committed to advancing environmental justice and ensuring equitable engagement for disadvantaged communities potentially impacted by BOEM-authorized activities.


• Fulfillment of Tribal Trust Responsibilities and Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous Peoples: We honor our Tribal trust responsibilities, including, but not limited to, meaningful government-to-government consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations and Alaska Native Tribes. Honest engagement with Tribal Nations, Native Hawaiian communities, Pacific and Caribbean Indigenous communities in the U.S. territories, and other Indigenous communities is essential to fulfilling these responsibilities. Respectful collaboration on the use of the Indigenous Knowledge of our Tribal partners is a core tenet of our work.


• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility: We value a culture of inclusion where diversity can thrive. Fostering a safe and accommodating workplace environment empowers everyone to perform their responsibilities to the best of their abilities.


• Integrity and Ethics: We maintain the highest standards of professional integrity and ethics in all aspects of our work, including adherence to the highest levels of scientific and scholarly integrity.

Learn more about BOEM:

• Strategic Framework (2024 - 2028)
• History