Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0228, May 30, 2017. We found the fund's financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2017 Management Challenges

Report #17-N-0219, May 18, 2017. Attention to agency management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, but Testing Can Be Improved

Report #17-P-0212, May 10, 2017. Improved testing for improper payments will result in better use of funds for environmental and supporting programs.

Report: Controls Needed to Track Changes to EPA’s Compass Financials Data

Report #17-P-0205, May 8, 2017. This report is an EPA OIG Management Alert. There is a risk that multiple air-monitoring agencies are not always implementing the EPA’s recommended quality assurance practices for ozone data.

Report: EPA Needs to Provide Leadership and Better Guidance to Improve Fish Advisory Risk Communications

Report #17-P-0174, April 12, 2017. Without EPA guidance and assistance, subsistence fishers, including tribes, will continue to consume unhealthy amounts of contaminated fish.

Report: EPA’s 2014 Early-Out and Buyout Activities Aided Workforce Restructuring Goals, and Continued Monitoring of Progress Can Show Value of Restructuring

Report #17-P-0140, March 23, 2017. Monitoring results of workforce restructuring activities informs decisions about the value and benefits of employee buyout incentives.

Report: CSB Complied With Improper Payment Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2016

Report #17-P-0123, March 9, 2017. The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is fully compliant with the reporting requirements of improper payments legislation.

Report: Fraud Controls for EPA’s Contract Laboratory Program Are Adequate, but Can Be Strengthened With Formal Risk Assessment and Investigative Information Sharing

Report #17-P-0119, March 6, 2017. The impacts of lab fraud include risks to human health and the undermining of EPA regulatory programs.

Report: Risk for EPA’s Fiscal Year 2016 Purchase Card and Convenience Check Program Warrants an Audit

Report #17-P-0113, February 14, 2017. Our assessment determined that the EPA’s purchase card and convenience check program risk is high enough to warrant an audit.

Report: Status of EPA’s Implementation of the DATA Act

Report #17-P-0050, December 2, 2016. The EPA plans to implement the DATA Act with partial data in May 2017 to comply with the act.

Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0047, November 15, 2016. The CSB Received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal year 2016 financial statements.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0046, November 15, 2016. We found the EPA's financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

Report: CSB Has Effective “Identify” and “Recover” Information Security Functions, but Attention Is Needed in Other Information Security Function Areas

Report #17-P-0045, November 14, 2016. More work is needed by CSB to achieve an overall managed and measurable information security program that can effectively manage cybersecurity risks.

Report: Improvements Needed in EPA's Information Security Program

Report #17-P-0044, November 14, 2016. More work is needed by the EPA to achieve managed and measurable information security function areas to manage cybersecurity risks.

Report: Acquisition Certifications Needed for Managers Overseeing Development of EPA’s Electronic Manifest System

Report #17-P-0029, November 7, 2016. Ineffective project oversight could cause project delays that prolong the EPA's ability to provide emergency responders with data about hazardous waste shipped between generators’ sites and waste management facilities.

Report: Enhanced Controls Needed to Prevent Further Abuse of Religious Compensatory Time

Report #16-P-0333, September 27, 2016. Inadequate controls for Religious Compensatory Time resulted in payouts to employees of $73,514, and may result in additional payouts of up to $81,927. For more information, please click on the link above.

Report: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #16-F-0323, Sept 22, 2016. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, EPA cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the PRIA Fund for FY 2014 accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

Report: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #16-F-0322, September 22, 2016. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, EPA cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the FIFRA Fund accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

Report: Examination of Pilot Peer Review Process for Inspectors General That Follow “Blue Book” Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation

Report #16-N-0317, Sept 21, 2016. A peer review process that measures adherence to all the quality standards for federal Inspector General Inspection and Evaluation offices provides assurance that participating offices are being adequately evaluated.

Report: Manchester Band of Pomo Indians Needs to Improve Its Financial Management System and Demonstrate Completion of Grant Work

Report #16-P-0320, September 21, 2016. The Manchester Band of Pomo Indians' inadequate financial management system, and shortfalls in completing grant tasks, resulted in all costs claimed being questioned.