Directives

The Indian Affairs Directives System

Contains the policies and procedures to document and perform functions under the authority of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs (AS-IA). The Directives System also provides the structure for producing and publishing clear, concise, and consistent program and administrative policy.

There are six components of the Directives System, all but one of which are shown below, with links to the respective documents. The Regional Directives component will be available in the future.

• Indian Affairs Manual (IAM)
• (Historic) Bureau of Indian Affairs Manual (BIAM)
• Handbooks
• Assistant Secretary's Orders
• National Policy Memoranda
• Regional Policy Memoranda

For questions or comments regarding the IA Directives System components, please contact the IA Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action (RACA) at: IAPolicy_and_Directives@bia.gov

These links provide DOI policies and acquisition regulations:

• DOI Departmental Manual (DM)
• DOI Acquisition Regulation (DIAR)
• DOI Acquisition Policy Release (DIAPR)

Regions

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• Indian Affairs Manual (IAM)
• (Historic) Bureau of Indian Affairs Manual (BIAM)
• Handbooks
• Assistant Secretary's Orders
• National Policy Memoranda
• Regional Policy Memoranda
• DOI Departmental Manual (DM)
• DOI Acquisition Regulation (DIAR)
• DOI Acquisition Policy Release (DIAPR)