Laws & Regulations

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory

Report #09-P-0053, December 9, 2008. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory (R&IEN) network identified Internet Protocol addresses with medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: EPA Law Enforcement Availability Pay Properly Certified but Controls over Process Could Be Improved

Report #19-P-0001, November 6, 2018. Criminal investigators worked an average of 2 hours of unscheduled duty per regular workday to meet annual certification requirements for 2017.

Report: EPA Lacks Processes to Validate Whether Contractors Receive Specialized Role-Based Training for Network and Data Protection

Report #17-P-0344, July 31, 2017. The EPA is unaware whether information security contractors possess the skills and training needed to protect the agency’s information, data and network from security breaches.

Report: Audit of Extramural and Property Management at the Atlantic Ecology Division

Report #2000-P-00015, March 29, 2000. Since our 1993 audit, AED made limited progress in implementing the recommendations in our prior report to improve the management of contracts, cooperative agreements and interagency agreements.

Report: Final Report on Region III’s Children’s Health Initiative on the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

Report #2000-P-00024, September 28, 2000. Our audit disclosed several areas needing improvement with respect to the AHERA inspection program.

Report: FOLLOW-UP ON HEADQUARTERS INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

Report #2000-P-0029, September 29, 2000. With one exception, the Agency took corrective action to resolve problems identified in the prior audit report.

Report: Appropriate Violator Classifications and Timely Initial Enforcement Actions Would Strengthen Montana’s RCRA Enforcement Program

Report #000762-2001-P-00004, March 28, 2001. MDEQ did not always appropriately classify violators or initiate timely enforcement actions in accordance with its enforcement agreement with Region 8.

Report: State Enforcement of Clean Water Act Dischargers Can Be More Effective

Report #2001-P-00013, August 14, 2001. We believe that state enforcement programs could be much more effective in deterring noncompliance with discharge permits and, ultimately, improving the quality of the nation’s water.

Report: EPA’s Progress in Using the Government Performance and Results Act to Manage for Results

Report #2001-B-000001, June 13, 2001. EPA’s goals are consistent with traditional interpretations of its authorizing statutes and GPRA, and accurately reflect the Agency’s role in setting and implementing environmental standards.

Report: Design for Objective 8.4 Could Be Improved by Reorienting Focus on Outcomes

Report #2002-P-000002, November 21, 2001. Observations on whether the designs for Objective 8.4 and the research portions of Goal 8 were consistent with the intent of the GPRA Act, i.e., conducive to achieving outcomerelated results.

Report: Review of Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information Management

Report #2002-P-00006, March 22, 2002. Unauthorized OCA information was inadvertently made available for download on the EPA website from April to June 2001.

Report: Assistance Agreement X99694001 Awarded by EPA to the Central States Air Resource Agencies

Report #2001-0000801-2002-P-00010, March 29, 2002. We found violations of Federal procurement regulations and an apparent conflict of interest.

Report: Consistency and Transparency in Determination of EPA’s Anticipated Ozone Designations

Report #2002-S-00016, August 15, 2002. EPA’s guidance for the 1-hour ozone designations was not specific as to how stakeholder participation should be used in the ozone designations.

Report: Federal Facility Cleanups EPA Region 10 Needs to Improve Oversight of Remediation Activities at the Hanford Superfund 100-K Area

Report #2003-P-00002, November 4, 2002. Although some remediation progress has been made, Region 10 needs to further improve its oversight of Superfund remedial activities pertaining to Hanford’s 100-K Area.

Report: EPA Regional Superfund Ombudsmen Program Needs Structure

Report #2003-S-00004, March 13, 2003. EPA does not have a management system in place to ensure its Regional Superfund Ombudsmen are accountable for fulfilling their responsibilities.

Report: Costs Claimed by Central States Air Resource Agencies Association Under EPA Assistance Agreement Nos. X996940-01 and X986516-01

Report #2003-1-00087, March 31, 2003. As a result of the deficiencies described, we have questioned all $1,644,618 in costs claimed under the two assistance agreements as unsupported.

Report: Costs Claimed by Georgia Department of Natural Resources Under EPA Assistance Agreement No. VC984299-98

Report #2003-4-00101, June 26, 2003. We questioned $16,559 of the total Federal share claimed of $3,930,101 as ineligible, because the State did not comply with the Federal rules, regulations, and terms of the subject assistance agreement.

Report: EPA Needs a Better Strategy to Measure Changes in the Security of the Nation’s Water Infrastructure

Report #2003-M-00016, September 11, 2003. Specifically, we suggest that EPA develop specific measurable performance indicators of water security activities.

Report: Costs Claimed Under Construction Grant No. C530608-03 (Richmond Beach) Awarded to King County Department of Natural Resources, Seattle, Washington

Report #2003-2-00015, September 23, 2003. We performed an audit of the costs claimed by King County Department of Natural Resources for the Richmond Beach project under EPA Grant No. C530608-03.

Report: Review of Hotline Complaint Regarding Technical Assistance Grant No. 1-97025201 Awarded to the Basin Cleanup Coalition, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Report #2004-P-00010, March 25, 2004. The Coalition was not a qualified TAG recipient because of the potential conflicts of interest as defined in 40 CFR 30.42, and did not meet the minimum capability requirements required by the CFR.