MMS Executive Director David Birnbaum has been fired , sources say . Interior Department report of inappropriate relationship between government , oil industry . Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Birnbaum is and has done a good job . Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently called the allegations of MMS corruption `` evidence of the cozy relationship between some elements of [ the agency ] and the oil and gas industry . '' Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the MMS .
MMS Executive Director David Birnbaum has been fired , sources say . Interior Department report of inappropriate relationship between government , oil industry . Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Birnbaum is and has done a good job . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the MMS .