The federal agency that oversees offshore drilling will be dismantled in two weeks, but the former prosecutor who now heads the office isn’t going anywhere — at least not right away. Michael Bromwich will temporarily head the new Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement until the Obama administration hires a permanent replacement. The administration also announced today that Tommy Beaudreau will head the new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.  More »

A leading House Republican today unveiled his plans for reorganizing the federal agencies that oversee offshore energy operations and beefing up the credentials of the government inspectors that police them. Aside from a few name changes, the proposal mirrors the overhaul launched by the Obama administration in the wake of last year’s Gulf oil spill.  More »