WASHINGTON — The man appointed Tuesday by President Barack Obama to oversee offshore oil drilling has no experience with oil-and- gas issues, but he has a reputation for cleaning up embattled organizations.
Michael Bromwich will need those skills as the new director of the Minerals Management Service. The agency, part of the Interior Department, has been the subject of two scathing inspector general’s reports in the past two years, documenting how MMS officials have improperly accepted gifts from officials they regulate and have even engaged in illegal drug use and sexual activities with them.
According to a White House biography, Brom wich is a partner at law firm Fried Frank with expertise in organizational oversight. He served from 2002 to 2008 as the independent monitor for the District of Columbia’s police department.
