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- Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020
- 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: Fiscal Year 2020 U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Management Challenges
- Notification: EPA's Strategies to Comply with Federal Guidelines for Reopening Facilities Closed Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Research Assistance Agreements
- EPA Updated Response to OIG Report: 'Actions Needed to Strengthen Controls over the EPA Administrator's and Associated Staff's Travel'
- Report: EPA's Safer Choice Program Would Benefit from Formal Goals and Additional Oversight
- Report: EPA’s Initial Implementation of CARES Act Section 3610
- Visit our organization profile page to see organizational performance data such as payroll statistics, ROI, recoveries, fines, environmental impact and other potential benefits of EPA OIG work.
- Report: EPA Needs to Address Internal Control Deficiencies in the Agencywide Quality System
- Top Pandemic-Related Challenges Facing the EPA
- The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee's Top Challenges Facing Federal Agencies
- 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
Visit our organization profile page to see organizational performance data such as payroll statistics, ROI, recoveries, fines, environmental impact and other potential benefits of EPA OIG work.
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 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.