MMS Service Director Birnbaum has been fired , sources say . Among other things , the report , issued by the Interior Department 's inspector general , revealed that federal inspectors overseeing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico accepted meals and tickets to sporting events from companies they monitored . Interior Department report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors , oil industry . Interior Department Secretary Birnbaum insists Ken Salazar resigned and has done a good job . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the Interior .
MMS Service Director Birnbaum has been fired , sources say . Interior Department report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors , oil industry . Interior Department Secretary Birnbaum insists Ken Salazar resigned and has done a good job . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the Interior .