The Bureau of Land Management Selects Eric A. Kriley to Lead Bureau Law Enforcement Efforts
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced the appointment of Eric Kriley as the Director for the Office of Law Enforcement and Security. Mr. Kriley begins his position in early November 2020 at the BLM’s Robert F. Burford Headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.
“We are excited and fortunate to have Mr. Kriley join the BLM. He will undoubtedly make a positive impact as he leads our law enforcement and investigative efforts,” said Deputy Director for Policy and Programs William Perry Pendley.
Kriley comes to the BLM after more than twenty years of service as a law enforcement professional with the Diplomatic Security Service with the U.S. Department of State. He brings extensive experience in training, counterintelligence, and sensitive investigations. Serving in embassies, consulates, and offices in Afghanistan, Poland, Kenya, and Egypt, Kriley gained a wealth of top-level law enforcement experience in criminal and administrative investigations, as well as protective operations, intelligence analysis, and physical and information security. He also served several years on a Joint Terrorism Task Force in New Orleans where he led his office through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and he worked as a liaison within the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida.
Kriley earned both bachelor’s and Master of Arts degrees in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves Military Police Corps.
The BLM's Law Enforcement Program supports the Bureau’s mission through the enforcement of Federal laws and regulations related to the use, management, and development of public lands and resources. BLM law enforcement professionals strive to provide a safe environment for public land users and employees and work hard to deter, detect, and investigate illegal activities on public lands. Their efforts help curb resource and public safety impacts caused by smuggling activities on public lands near the Southwest border and also reduce the theft of resources, including archeological, paleontological, and historic objects, timber and forest products, minerals, and oil and gas across 245 million acres of America’s public lands.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.