Congressional Testimony

This section lists all Office of Inspector General testimonies before the U.S. Congress.

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Date	Testimony and EPA OIG Witness
30-Sep-13	A Look at the Audit Response of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. EPA to the Beale Investigation
1-Oct-13	Congressional Testimony: A Look at the Recent Work of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. EPA
30-Apr-15	Congressional Testimony: Employee Misconduct at the U.S. EPA
6-Sep-17	Congressional Testimony: EPA Oversight - Unimplemented Inspector General and GAO Recommendations
17-Nov-11	Congressional Testimony: Fostering Quality Science at EPA
19-Apr-23	Congressional Testimony: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
19-Sep-24	Congressional Testimony: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
26-Feb-25	Congressional Testimony: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
13-Sep-23	Congressional Testimony: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
29-Mar-23	Congressional Testimony: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
9-Dec-21	Congressional Testimony: Hearing on Examining Federal Efforts to Address PFAS Contamination
19-Jun-14	Congressional Testimony: Lack of cooperation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board with the EPA’s Office of Inspector General
18-May-16	Congressional Testimony: OIG Investigations of Employee Misconduct at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1-Mar-07	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Bill A. Roderick Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
18-May-06	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Bill A. Roderick Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
29-Apr-09	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Melissa Heist Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
25-Jun-02	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
28-Sep-05	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
31-Jul-02	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
20-Jul-04	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
25-Sep-08	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Stephen J. Nesbitt Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate
4-Oct-07	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Wade T. Najjum Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
25-Jul-07	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Wade T. Najjum Before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate
30-Jul-08	Congressional Testimony: Statement of Wade T. Najjum Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation
3-Mar-04	Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Melissa Heist Before The Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate
1-Oct-03	Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Melissa Heist Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives
11-Jun-03	Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representati
29-Apr-02	Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Nikki Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Government Reform United States House
14-Jun-16	Congressional Testimony: Unimplemented OIG Recommendations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
12-Oct-11	Cutting EPA Spending
14-Mar-13	EPA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Management Challenges
7-May-14	How the EPA’s Office of Homeland Security Impedes the Investigations of the EPA’s Office of Inspector General
October 14, 2014	Ineffective Oversight of Purchase Cards Results in Inappropriate Purchases at EPA
10-Sep-14	Is it Necessary to Clarify or Strengthen the Inspector General Act of 1978?
2-Mar-11	Major Management Challenges at the EPA
30-Apr-15	Management and Performance Oversight by the Office of Inspector General for the EPA and CSB
30-Apr-15	Ongoing Negotiations Regarding Impediments to Full Inspector General Access with the Office of Homeland Security and Importance of Timely Reporting of Employee Misconduct
3-Feb-15	Progress and Remaining Challenges Regarding Impediments to Access Faced by Office of Inspector General for EPA and CSB
26-Mar-15	Records Management Practices at the EPA
4-May-11	Stimulus Status: Two Years and Counting
1-Oct-13	The EPA OIG’s Investigation of John C. Beale
4-Mar-15	The EPA OIG’s Oversight of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
7-May-14	The Office of Inspector General’s Cases of Employee Misconduct at the EPA
April 19, 2023	Protecting the American Taxpayer: Highlighting Efforts to Protect Against Federal Waste, Fraud, and Mismanagement
March 29, 2023	Follow the Money: Oversight of President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree Statement of Sean W. O’Donnell, Inspector General
Dec 9, 2021	Hearing on Examining Federal Efforts to Address PFAS Contamination Statement of Sean W. O’Donnell, Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency
Sept 6, 2017	EPA Oversight - Unimplemented Inspector General and GAO Recommendations Statement of Alan S. Larsen, Counsel to the Inspector General
June 14, 2016	Unimplemented OIG Recommendations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Statement of Alan S. Larsen, Counsel to the Inspector General
May 18, 2016	OIG Investigations of Employee Misconduct at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Statement of Patrick Sullivan Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Apr 30, 2015	Ongoing Negotiations Regarding Impediments to Full Inspector General Access with the Office of Homeland Security and Importance of Timely Reporting of Employee Misconduct Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr. Inspector General
Apr 30, 2015	Employee Misconduct at the U.S. EPA Statement of Patrick Sullivan Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Apr 14, 2015	Management and Performance Oversight by the Office of Inspector General for the EPA and CSB Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr. Inspector General
Mar 26, 2015	Records Management Practices at the EPA Written Statement of Kevin Christensen Assistant, Inspector General for Audits
Mar 4, 2015	The EPA OIG's Oversight of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Statement of Patrick Sullivan Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Feb 3, 2015	Progress and Remaining Challenges Regarding Impediments to Access Faced by Office of Inspector General for EPA and CSB Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr., Inspector General
Oct 14, 2014	Ineffective Oversight of Purchase Cards Results in Inappropriate Purchases at EPA Statement of Janet Kasper, Director, Contracts and Assistance Agreement Audits
Sept 10, 2014	Is it Necessary to Clarify or Strengthen the Inspector General Act of 1978? Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr., Inspector General
June 19, 2014	Lack of cooperation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board with the EPA's Office of Inspector General Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr., Inspector General
May 7, 2014	The Office of Inspector General's Cases of Employee Misconduct at the EPA Statement of Allan Williams, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
May 7, 2014	How the EPA’s Office of Homeland Security Impedes the Investigations of the EPA’s Office of Inspector General Statement of Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Oct 1, 2013	The EPA OIG’s Investigation of John C. Beale Statement of Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Oct 1, 2013	A Look at the Recent Work of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. EPA Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr., Inspector General
Sept 30, 2013	The EPA OIG's Investigation of John C. Beale Oral Statement of Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Sept 30, 2013	A Look at the Audit Response of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. EPA to the Beale Investigation Oral Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr., Inspector General
Mar 14, 2013	EPA's Fiscal Year 2012 Management Challenges Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector General
Nov 17, 2011	Fostering Quality Science at EPA Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector General
Oct 12, 2011	Cutting EPA Spending Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector General
May 4, 2011	Stimulus Status: Two Years and Counting Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector General
Mar 2, 2011	Major Management Challenges at the EPA Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector General
Oct 15, 2009	The Clean Water Act after 37 Years: Recommitting to the Protection of the Nation's Waters Statement of Wade T. Najjum, Assistant Inspector General for Program Evaluation
Apr 29, 2009	Statement of Melissa Heist Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
Sept 25, 2008	Statement of Stephen J. Nesbitt Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate
July 30, 2008	Statement of Wade T. Najjum Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
Oct 4, 2007	Statement of Wade T. Najjum Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
July 25, 2007	Statement of Wade T. Najjum Before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate
Mar 1, 2007	Statement of Bill A. Roderick Before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
May 18, 2006	Statement of Bill A. Roderick Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
Sept 28, 2005	Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives
July 20, 2004	Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives
Mar 3, 2004	Testimony Of Melissa Heist Before The Committee On Environment and Public Works United States Senate
Oct 1, 2003	Testimony Of Melissa Heist Before The Subcommittee On Water Resources and The Environment Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure United States House Of Representatives
June 11, 2003	Testimony of Nikki L. Tinsley Before The Subcommittee On Water Resources And The Environment Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives
July 31, 2002	Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before The Subcommittee On Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management, Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works
June 25, 2002	Statement of Nikki L. Tinsley Before The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Apr 29, 2002	Testimony of Nikki Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Government Reform United States House of Representatives

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