Louisiana health secretary submits resignation

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's health secretary -- Bruce Greenstein -- is resigning amid a probe into a Medicaid contract he awarded to a former employer.

The Associated Press: La. Gov. Jindal's Health Secretary Resigns As Probes Continue Into Medicaid Contract
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's health secretary and close ally, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid ongoing state and federal investigations into the awarding of a Medicaid contract to a company where Greenstein once worked, officials said Friday. The Jindal administration canceled the nearly $200 million contract with Maryland-based CNSI last week after details leaked of a federal grand jury subpoena involving the contract award (3/29).

New Orleans Times Picayune: DHH Secretary Bruce Greenstein Resigns In Wake Of Federal Investigation 
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein has resigned, a statement from Gov. Bobby Jindal's office confirmed Friday. Speculation Greenstein would resign was rampant after news broke he allegedly used his influence as department head to secure a contract for a former employer. ... Asked whether the hospitals secretary was forced out, Jindal spokesman Sean Lansing said in an email, "The governor did not ask Bruce to resign." He later added that no one in the administration or among Jindal's advisers asked Greenstein to resign (McGaughy, 3/29).