The gulf oil spill was apparently enough to cause a government shuffle. It was announced yesterday that 2 new agencies will be made to make sure that energy development is promoted and safety is enforced.
According to the Washington Post the 2 new agencies will come out of a split of the Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management, Regulation and Enforcement.
“Wednesday’s announcement remakes that agency into the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management , which will be in charge of the development of offshore energy, and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which will enforce safety regulation. More than a thousand employees from the former agency will be reassigned in the new structures, which are to start operating by Oct. 1.”
The real question is was the reshuffle needed. Will these two new agencies actually do more than they previously were doing as one? I don’t know the details but I imagine the agency split costs money so I would hope that it’s for something more than just a symbolic change.
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