Laws & Regulations
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Briefing Report: Improvements Needed in EPA’s Information Security Program
Report #13-P-0257, May 13, 2013. We found weaknesses in the following Agency programs regarding its information security program and practices.
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Semiannual Report: Oct 1, 2012 - Mar 31, 2013
Semiannual Report #EPA-350-R-13-001, May, 2013. The EPA and the OIG remain responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, striving to add value and transparency and assisting the agency in accomplishing its mission.
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Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Oct 1, 2012 - Mar 31, 2013
Compendium #13-N-0227, Apr 30, 2013. The OIG identified the unimplemented recommendations based on their significance, material impact, and status in the EPA’s Management Audit Tracking System, as well as through OIG review.
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EPA's Key Management Challenges - 2013
We are pleased to provide you with a list of areas the Office of lnspector General considers as key management challenges confronting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Report: Examination of Costs Claimed Under Grant AB-83363501 Awarded to Lead Remediation Association of America
Report #13-P-0341, August 6, 2013. We found that LRAA’s financial management system did not meet the standards established under the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR § 30.21.
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Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Oct 1, 2009 - Mar 31, 2010
Compendium #10-N-0114, Apr 28, 2010. The OIG’s previous Compendium reports appear to be having the intended effect of increasing Agency awareness and action on unimplemented OIG recommendations.
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Report: EPA Can Better Address Risks to the Security of the Nation’s Drinking Water Through New Authorities, Plans, and Information
Report #13-P-0349, August 21, 2013. EPA has implemented a number of activities to promote the security of drinking water systems.
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Report: EPA Activities Provide Limited Assurance of the Extent of Contamination and Risk at a North Carolina Hazardous Waste Site
Report #10-P-0130, May 17, 2010. The water and air quality sampling conducted at the Mills Gap Site has provided limited assurance of the extent of water and air contamination and risk at the Site.
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Report: Public May Be Making Indoor Mold Cleanup Decisions Based on EPA Tool Developed Only for Research Applications
Report #13-P-0356, August 22, 2013. We substantiated the allegation that firms were using the mold index tool although the EPA had not validated the tool for public use.
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Semiannual Report: Apr 1, 2013 - Sept 30, 2013
Semiannual Report #EPA-350-R-13-003, Nov, 2013. Our bottom line is simple: to assist both agencies in their missions of safeguarding the health of the American people and protecting the environment.
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Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2013 - Sept 30, 2013
Compendium #14-N-0016, Nov 15, 2013. The OIG identified the unimplemented recommendations listed in this Compendium based on their significance, material impact, and status in the EPA’s Management Audit Tracking System.
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Report: EPA Needs to Determine What Barriers Prevent Water Systems from Securing Known Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Vulnerabilities
Report #2005-P-00002, January 6, 2005. SCADA networks were developed with little attention paid to security.
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Report: Review of Changes to the Atlantic Steel Transportation Control Measure
Report #2005-S-00005, February 16, 2005. We did not find evidence that the change to zoning condition #4 would have a negative effect on the ability of Georgia to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of the current SIP.
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Report: Ongoing Management Improvements and Further Evaluation Vital to EPA Stewardship and Voluntary Programs
Report #2005-P-00007, February 17, 2005. We asked stakeholders to define stewardship, list motivators and obstacles to participating in stewardship programs, and outline key roles for EPA to play to foster participating in environmental stewardship.
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Report: Office of Acquisition Management Can Strengthen Its Organizational Systems
Report #2005-P-00006, February 17, 2005. OAM’s management systems include various components necessary for organizational success.
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Report: Brownfields Competition Process for Awarding Grants Complied With Act
Report #2005-P-00009, March 7, 2005. EPA’s competition process for awarding grants complied with the requirements of the Brownfields Act.
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Report: Security Configuration and Monitoring of EPA’s Remote Access Methods Need Improvement
Report #2005-P-00011, March 22, 2005. System administrators did not configure EPA’s Web-Mail and BlackBerry servers to provide secure remote access to the Agency’s network.
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Report: Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs Show Initial Promise, But Obstacles Remain
Report #2005-P-00013, March 28, 2005. Source water assessments are being used by (1) some States to improve the overall drinking water protection program by prioritizing protection efforts and program resources.
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Report: Wrangell Cooperative Association Reported Outlays Under EPA Grants GA980448-01 and GA970335-01
Report #2005-4-00056, April 19, 2005. The recipient did not maintain a labor distribution system as required by Office ofManagement and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87.
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Report: Fiscal 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund
Report #2005-1-00081, May 4, 2005. We identified the following reportable conditions: We could not assess the adequacy of automated controls. EPA needs to improve financial statement preparation and quality control.