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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: Improved Review Processes Could Advance EPA Regions 3 and 5 Oversight of State-Issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits
- Report: Concerns About the Process Used for the SAFE Vehicles Rule Demonstrate the Need for a Policy on EPA’s Role in Joint Rulemakings
- Report: External Peer Review Report on the EPA OIG Audit Organization
- Report: EPA Needs to Improve Processes for Updating Guidance, Monitoring Corrective Actions, and Managing Remote Access for External Users
- Report: EPA Delayed Risk Communication and Issued Instructions Hindering Region 5’s Ability to Address Ethylene Oxide Emissions
- DOJ News Release – Former Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violating the Clean Water Act
- Notification: EPA's Oversight of Title V Fees
- DOJ News Release – Former Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Plant Shift Supervisor Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act
- Update to OIG Report: EPA Needs to Address Internal Control Deficiencies in the Agencywide Quality System
- Report and Podcast: EPA Does Not Always Adhere to Its Established Action Development Process for Rulemaking
- Report: EPA Does Not Consistently Monitor Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place or Track and Report on Facilities That Fall Under the Two Responsible Programs
- Fiscal Year 2021 Oversight Plan
- Update to OIG Report: Improved EPA Oversight of Funding Recipients’ Title VI Programs Could Prevent Discrimination
- Update to OIG Report: EPA's Lack of Oversight Resulted in Serious Issues Related to an Office of Water Contract, Including Potential Misallocation of Funds
- Report: EPA Improperly Awarded and Managed Information Technology Contracts
- Report: EPA OIG's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Notification: Performance Measures for Eliminated EPA Programs Later Funded by Congressional Appropriation
- 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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OIG Hotline: 1-888-546-8740.