Spilling the Beans: How the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion Brought the Shortcomings of One Government Regulatory Agency Back into the Spotlight

Summary: The tragic Gulf oil spill has highlighted significant failures and deficiencies at the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS)--the agency responsible for oversight of offshore drilling. POGO has been monitoring the MMS for years, and this week we sat down to discuss some of the problems facing the agency.