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  • Report: Additional Internal Controls Would Improve the EPA’s System for Electronic Disclosure of Environmental Violations
  • Report: The EPA Was Not Compliant with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Report: The Coronavirus Pandemic Caused Schedule Delays, Human Health Impacts, and Limited Oversight at Superfund National Priorities List Sites
  • Report: The EPA’s Approval and Oversight of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Loans Complied with Federal Law and Regulations
  • OIG News Release: Owner of Water Treatment Company in Tumwater, Wash., Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Falsification of Public System Water Samples to Lab After EPA OIG Investigation
  • Notification: Special Review of CSB's Capabilities to Effectively Administer its Programs and Operations
  • Notification: Evaluation of CSB’s Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
  • Report: The EPA Continues to Fail to Meet Inspection Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities

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  • Report: The EPA Needs to Fully Address the OIG’s 2018 Flint Water Crisis Report Recommendations by Improving Controls, Training, and Risk Assessments
  • Notification: The EPA’s Response to Reported Incidents of Unintended Effects from Pet Collar Pesticides
  • Report: Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis
  • Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022
  • Report: Brownfields Program-Income Monitoring Deficiencies Persist Because the EPA Did Not Complete All Certified Corrective Actions
  • Notification: Follow-Up Audit of Report No. 18-P-0221, Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis, issued July 19, 2018
  • Report: EPA’s Fiscal Year 2022 Top Management Challenges
  • Notification: EPA Internal Controls to Account for and Secure Laptops
  • Report: The EPA Did Not Follow Agency Policies in Managing the Northbridge Contract and Potentially Violated Appropriations Law
  • Notification: Benzene Fenceline Monitoring at Refineries Project

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The latest COVID-19 information is available on Coronavirus.gov. Learn more about the EPA OIG's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.


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The Expected Report Issuance document reflects the most recent time frames (subject to change) within which we expect to issue our ongoing audit and evaluation reports.

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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.

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Last updated on June 30, 2022
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