EPA's Office of Inspector General
Popular
- EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment
- EPA’s Tracking and Reporting of Its Conference Costs Need Improvement
- Notification: Gold King Mine Release (2nd notification)
- Notification: Review of EPA Response and Oversight Regarding Drinking Water Contamination in Flint, Michigan
- Awards Made by EPA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer Raise Questions
- Administrative Leave Decisions for EPA Employee Disciplinary Actions Should Be Better Documented
Recent OIG Reports and News
- Notification: Evaluation of EPA Efforts to Protect Tribal Communities From Risks Related to Underground Storage Tanks
- Notification: Audit of EPA's Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
- Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2015 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements
- Notification: Audit of EPA Contract No. EP-W-14-020
- Brochure: Fraud, Waste and Abuse - Prevention, Detection and Reporting
What is the EPA OIG?
- We are an independent office within EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost effective manner.
- We perform audits, evaluations, and investigations of EPA and its contractors, to promote economy and efficiency, and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse.
- We strive to provide solutions to problems that ultimately result in making America a cleaner and healthier place.
OIG Independence of EPA
The EPA's Office of Inspector General is a part of EPA, although Congress provides our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence. We were created pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended Exit.
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- Contact the OIG
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Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Inspector General
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (2410T) | Washington, DC 20460 | (202) 566-2391
OIG Hotline: 1-888-546-8740.