Interior says he does n't know if Donald Howard 's was fired or resigned on her own . MMS secretary says the MMS Service director resigned ; sources say she was fired . MMS report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors , oil industry . President Barack Obama said Thursday that he did n't know whether Birnbaum had been fired or chose to resign on her own . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the Interior .
Interior says he does n't know if Donald Howard 's was fired or resigned on her own . MMS secretary says the MMS Service director resigned ; sources say she was fired . MMS report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors , oil industry . Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack down on the Interior .