Obama says he does n't know if Elizabeth Birnbaum was fired or resigned on her own . Comment: Interior Department report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors , oil industry . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the MMS .
Obama says he does n't know if Elizabeth Birnbaum was fired or resigned on her own . Interior secretary says the MMS Service director resigned ; sources say she was fired . Interior Department report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors , oil industry . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the MMS .