Oficina del Inspector General de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU.
¿Quiénes somos?
La Oficina del Inspector General (OIG, por sus siglas en inglés) es una oficina independiente de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) la cual ayuda a proteger el medio ambiente de una manera más eficiente y económica.
¿Qué puede hacer?
Denunciar cualquier sospecha de fraude, falta o abuso de fondos de la EPA a la Línea directa de la OIG
Con nosotros
Oficina del Inspector General de la EPA
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (2410T)
Washington, DC 20460
- Línea directa de la Oficina del Inspector General de la EPA
- Envíe toda consulta a nuestra oficina de relaciones públicas al (202) 566-2391 o nuestra página de información de contacto.
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- Listado de Informes de la OIG.
Informes españoles de la OIG
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Scientific Integrity and Misconduct Issues
This section reports the status of scientific integrity allegations received by the scientific integrity official and any scientific misconduct cases received by the OIG.
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Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
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Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Approval of Earmark Grant Recipient Payment Requests
Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Approval of Earmark Grant Recipient Payment Requests
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Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2026 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
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Project Notification Memorandums
Notification memorandums inform EPA officials about the status of Office of Inspector General preliminary and project research that may result in a full audit.
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Report: Inspection of the Sunnyvale, California, Water Treatment Project Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to Verify Compliance with Domestic Preference Requirements
Report: Inspection of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Funded Activities at Diaz Chemical Corp. Superfund Site in Holley, New York
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Report: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
Report: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
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Office of Investigations Digital Resources
The Office of Investigations (OI) conduct the EPA OIG’s criminal investigations, which look for violations of the law.
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Fraud Alert: Notice of Violation Letter Phishing Scam
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General is issuing this fraud alert to highlight an increasingly common phishing scam involving fraudulent EPA Notice of Violation letters.
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Whistleblower Protection
The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (WPA) and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 Enhanced by the Act of 2012 provides protection rights for Federal employees against retaliation for whistleblowing activities.
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Enforcement
Enforcement
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Press Release: Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Official Agrees to Pay Nearly $22,000 to Resolve Conflict-of-Interest Allegations
Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Official Agrees to Pay Nearly $22,000 to Resolve Conflict-of-Interest Allegations
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Notification: Evaluation of the EPA’s e-Manifest System
Notification: Evaluation of the EPA’s e-Manifest System
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Press Release: Baltimore Woman Sentenced For Money Laundering And Wire Fraud Scheme
Baltimore Woman Sentenced For Money Laundering And Wire Fraud Scheme
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Top Management Challenges for EPA and CSB
Top Management Challenges Reports issued by the Office of Inspector General
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Notification: The EPA’s Response to and Communication Regarding the 2023 East Palestine Train Derailment and Controlled Burn
Notification: The EPA’s Response to and Communication Regarding the 2023 East Palestine Train Derailment and Controlled Burn
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EPA OIG Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight
The OIG is prepared to maximize the effectiveness of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds appropriated to the EPA and specifically to the OIG for oversight, ensuring that they are used for their intended purposes.
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Notification: Audit of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Funded Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Recipient, State of Colorado
Notification: Audit of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Funded Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Recipient, State of Colorado
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Report: The CSB Needs to Improve Controls over Its Charge Card Program and Comply with Federal Requirements
Report: The CSB Needs to Improve Controls over Its Charge Card Program and Comply with Federal Requirements
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Chemical Safety Board’s Purchase Card Program for Fiscal Year 2022
The OIG plans to initiate an inquiry into the drinking water emergency in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Notification of Audit: The EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act Service Fee Fund Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Financial Statement Audit Pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act, as Amended
Required audit of the EPA’s fiscal years 2021 and 2020 financial statements for the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, Service Fee Fund.
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Report: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021 (Restated) Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund Financial Statements
Report: Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021 (Restated) Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund Financial Statements
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QUARTERLY UPDATE: October 2023
QUARTERLY UPDATE: October 2023
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Report: The EPA’s Pollution Prevention Grant Results Aligned with Program Goals, but a Supervisory Verification Process Is Needed
Report: The EPA’s Pollution Prevention Grant Results Aligned with Program Goals, but a Supervisory Verification Process Is Needed
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Notification: Pollution Prevention Grants Reporting
Project #OA-FY21-0225, July 15, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA’s pollution prevention, or P2, grants reporting.
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Notification: Integrated Risk Information System Security Access Controls
Project #OA-FY22-0071, February 24, 2022. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork for our audit of the Integrated Risk Information System security access controls.
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Report of Investigation: [Redacted], Office of Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Report of Investigation: [Redacted], Office of Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements
Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements
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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1–September 30, 2023
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1–September 30, 2023
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Notification of Audit: The EPA’s Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022 Consolidated Financial Statement Audit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General plans to begin an audit of the EPA’s compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014.
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The EPA Took Additional Actions to Strengthen Controls to Account for and Secure Laptops
The EPA Took Additional Actions to Strengthen Controls to Account for and Secure Laptops
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Notification: EPA Internal Controls to Account for and Secure Laptops
Project #OA-FY22-0117, May 19, 2022. The OIG plans to begin an audit on the EPA’s internal controls to account for and secure the Agency’s laptops before they are distributed to employees.
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EPA OIG Commemorates Whistleblower Appreciation Day: IG Message and Whistleblower Protection Podcast
Inspector General Sean O’Donnell's message for U.S. EPA and Chemical Safety Board colleagues in honor of National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
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Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Compliance with the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-21
Notification: The EPA’s Build America, Buy America Act Waivers on Infrastructure Projects
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Report: Independent Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements
Report: Independent Audit of the EPA’s Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report: Further Efforts Needed to Uphold Scientific Integrity Policy at EPA
Report #20-P-0173, May 20, 2020. Improving implementation of the SI Policy will enable the EPA to more effectively carry out its mission to protect human health and the environment.
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Video: Fraud Awareness Briefing
Video: Fraud Awareness Briefing
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OIG Newsletter
OIG Newsletter
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Audit of the EPA’s Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Audit of the EPA’s Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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Report: The EPA’s Residential Wood Heater Program Does Not Provide Reasonable Assurance that Heaters Are Properly Tested and Certified Before Reaching Consumers
Report #23-E-0012, February 28, 2023.
The EPA’s ineffective residential wood heater program puts human health and the environment at risk for exposure to dangerous fine-particulate-matter pollution. -
Report: Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies - Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements X827577-01, X828302-01, and X829595-01
Report #2004-4-00038, August 31, 2004. The Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies’ (recipient) financial management and procurement systems need to be improved to fully comply with the requirements of Title 40 CFR Part 30 and OMB Circular A-122.
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Report: Total Maximum Daily Load Program Needs Better Data and Measures to Demonstrate Environmental Results
Report #2007-P-00036, September 19, 2007. EPA does not have comprehensive information on the outcomes of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program nationwide, nor national data on TMDL implementation activities.
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Report: EPA Should Use FMFIA to Improve Programmatic Operations
Report #09-P-0203, August 6, 2009. EPA has not implemented and used FMFIA to improve program operations, as intended by federal and Agency guidance.
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Report: Audit of the EPA’s Grants Workforce Planning
Evaluation of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Capacity to Manage and Use Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds for Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvements
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Reports OIG
Audit and Evaluation Reports issued by the Office of General.
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Evaluation of Institutional Controls at the Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. Superfund Site in South Plainfield, New Jersey
Evaluation of Institutional Controls at the Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. Superfund Site in South Plainfield, New Jersey
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Audit of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Rebate Recipient’s Use of Funds
Audit of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Rebate Recipient’s Use of Funds
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Audit of the States’ and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Compliance with the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Annual Financial Statement Audit Requirements
Audit of the States’ and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Compliance with the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Annual Financial Statement Audit Requirements
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Audit of the EPA’s Oversight of State Subrecipient Monitoring in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
Evaluation of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Capacity to Manage and Use Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds for Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvements
OIG Independence of EPA
The EPA's Office of Inspector General is a part of the 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.
Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Inspector General
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OIG Hotline: 1-888-546-8740.