Not a Poster Child

I'm talking about the Minerals Management Service of the Department of the Interior. In 2008 Interior's Inspector General documented a "climate of ethical failure" at the Service; there were payoffs of money, sex and drugs and a host of other violations of law and ethics. In 2007 the IG found that the Service was not collecting moneys due us. Now the GAO has found that the Service is not exactly a dedicated steward of the environment; certain information is protected from the prying eyes of its staff who have responsibilities for the environment and doesn't do a very good job of analyzing risks of extracting oil and gas. And, of course, there is this little problem off the coast of Louisiana.

Well, they're only spending our tax dollars. What are our leaders doing about this?