Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA Telework Program Is Consistent With U.S. Office of Personnel Management Guidance

Report #18-P-0024, October 16, 2017. The EPA’s telework policies have resulted in nearly all managers being trained to supervise their teleworking employees.

Report: Improvements Needed in CSB’s Identity and Access Management and Incident Response Security Functions

Report #18-P-0030, October 30, 2017. Weaknesses in the Identity and Access Management and Incident Response metric domains leave the CSB vulnerable to attacks occurring and not being detected in a timely manner.

Report: EPA’s Information Security Program Is Established, but Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Its Processes

Report #18-P-0031, October 30, 2017. Although the EPA has an effective information security program, management emphasis is needed to achieve a higher level of maturity for the agency’s information security program.

Report: EPA Paid $1.5 Million for Subsidized and Unoccupied Parking Spaces Over a 2-Year Period

Report #18-P-0036, November 8, 2017. The EPA paid $840,000 for subsidized parking and $690,000 for unoccupied parking spaces over a 2-year period.

Report: EPA Reported Its Fiscal Year 2017 Second Quarter Financial and Award Data in Accordance With the DATA Act

Report #18-P-0037, November 9, 2017. The DATA Act requires the EPA to report and display accurate financial and award data on USASpending.gov.

Report: Improved Acquisition Planning Will Help EPA Reduce Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in High-Risk Contracts

Report #18-P-0038, November 15, 2017. Without improving its acquisition planning process, the EPA may continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on high-risk contracts that waste taxpayer resources.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #18-F-0039, November 15, 2017. We found the EPA’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.

Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 Financial Statements

Report #18-F-0040, November 15, 2017. The CSB received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal years 2017 and 2016 financial statements.

Semiannual Report: April 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017

Semiannual Report: #EPA-350-R-17-002, November 17, 2017. During this 6-month period (April 1, 2017 - September 30), the OIG issued a variety of audit and evaluation reports to help the EPA meet its mission to protect human health and the environment.

Report: Self-Insurance for Companies With Multiple Cleanup Liabilities Presents Financial and Environmental Risks for EPA and the Public

Report #18-P-0059, December 22, 2017. The EPA's ability to oversee self-insurance instruments is impaired, leaving the agency and taxpayers vulnerable to billions of dollars in financial risk and the public vulnerable to environmental risk.