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- Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
- Report: EPA's FYs 2020–2021 Top Management Challenges
- Report: Management Alert - Prompt Action Needed to Inform Residents Living Near Ethylene Oxide-Emitting Facilities About Health
- "Seven Day Letter" to Administrator Wheeler: Refusals to Fully Cooperate and Provide Information for Audit and Investigation
- Report: Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis
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- Report: EPA OIG's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Report expected on December 7, 2020: View the project announcement
- Report: Region 2's Hurricanes Irma and Maria Response Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Show the Need for Improved Planning, Communications, and Assistance for Small Drinking Water Systems
- Notification: Survey of Remedial Project Managers on the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Long-Term Cleanups at Superfund National Priorities List Sites
- Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Invoice Reviews and Contractor Performance Evaluation
- Report: EPA's Initial Plans for Returning to the Office Incorporate CDC Guidance but Differ by Location
- Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
- Notification: Evaluation of EPA's Compliance with the Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
- Update to OIG Report: 'EPA Asserts Statutory Law Enforcement Authority to Protect Its Administrator but Lacks Procedures to Assess Threats and Identify the Proper Level of Protection'
- Update to OIG Report: 'Outdated EPA Leave Manual and Control Weaknesses Caused Irregularities in the Office of Air and Radiation's Timekeeping Practices'
- Notification: Evaluation of CSB's Compliance with Executive Order 13950 on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
- Report: CSB Discontinued Information Recovery Testing and Off-Site Backup Storage During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 Financial Statements
- Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements
- Public Job Openings in the EPA's Office of Inspector General
Expected Report Issuance
The Expected Report Issuance document reflects the most recent time frames within which we expect to issue our ongoing audit and evaluation reports. The status of those time frames is subject to change.
EPA OIG Organization Profile
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What is the EPA OIG?
- We are an independent office within the EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost effective manner.
- We perform audits, evaluations, and investigations of the EPA to promote economy and efficiency, and to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse.
- We strive to provide solutions to problems that ultimately result in making America a cleaner and healthier place.
What Does the OIG Do?
- Audit and Evaluation Reports
- Investigations
- New Project Notification Memos
- Semiannual Reports
- Strategic and Annual Planning
- Management Challenges: EPA and CSB
- How We Are Organized
- OIG Video and Podcasts
- OIG Social Media
- Careers at the OIG
- IG Statements and News Releases
- Congressionally Requested Reports
- Chemical Safety Board Reports
- Congressional Testimony
- Whistleblower Protections
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 Exit.
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Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Inspector General
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (2410T) | Washington, DC 20460 | (202) 566-2391
OIG Hotline: 1-888-546-8740.