OIG Reports

Our Audit and Evaluation Reports

The EPA OIG conducts financial and performance audits to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of agency operations and programs. Audits identify potential fraud, waste and abuse; assess program compliance and management of agency processes; identify opportunities to improve human health and the environment; and offer recommendations for cost savings and other efficiencies.

The EPA OIG also conducts evaluations of EPA programs and activities that support clean air, clear water, safer chemicals, cleaner communities, and scientific research. The office assesses the design, implementation, and measurement of EPA programs, including evidence of program effectiveness and results.

Audits and evaluations differ from our investigations in that they do not deal with criminal activities and generally look at groups, processes, controls or structures, not individual employees. Also, when initiated, most audits are announced publicly, and upon their conclusion, a final report is posted here on the Reports page.

2022 OIG Reports

Date	Title	Publication Number	Environmental Goal(s)	Report Teams
May 17, 2022	The EPA Needs to Fully Address the OIG’s 2018 Flint Water Crisis Report Recommendations by Improving Controls, Training, and Risk Assessments	22-P-0046	Cleaning up and revitalizing land, Compliance with the law, Operating efficiently and effectively	EII
Mar 31, 2022	Brownfields Program-Income Monitoring Deficiencies Persist Because the EPA Did Not Complete All Certified Corrective Actions	22-P-0033	Cleaning up and revitalizing land, Operating efficiently and effectively	EII
Mar 31, 2022	The EPA Did Not Follow Agency Policies in Managing the Northbridge Contract and Potentially Violated Appropriations Law	22-E-0027	Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
Mar 30, 2022	The EPA Lacks Documented Procedures for Detecting and Removing Unapproved Software on the Agency’s Network	22-E-0028	Operating efficiently and effectively	IRM
Mar 30, 2022	The EPA Needs to Develop a Strategy to Complete Overdue Residual Risk and Technology Reviews and to Meet the Statutory Deadlines for Upcoming Reviews	22-E-0026	Improving air quality, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)-related	POCO
Mar 29, 2022	CSB Is at Increased Risk of Losing Significant Data and Is Vulnerable to Exploitation	22-E-0025	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Mar 15, 2022	U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance in Fiscal Year 2021 with Improper Payments Legislation and Guidance	22-E-0020	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	BOD
Mar 7, 2022	EPA Needs to Complete Implementation of Religious Compensatory Time Training for Supervisors and Employees	22-P-0019	Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
Feb 22, 2022	EPA Should Consistently Track Coronavirus Pandemic-Related Grant Flexibilities and Implement Plan for Electronic Grant File Storage	22-P-0018	Operating efficiently and effectively, COVID/Pandemic-related	BOD
Feb 18, 2022	Management Implication Report: Inappropriate Manipulation of Air Filter Data by Office of Research and Development Contractor
Jan 12, 2022	EPA’s Title V Program Needs to Address Ongoing Fee Issues and Improve Oversight	22-E-0017	Improving air quality	IEE
Jan 6, 2022	Hotline: EPA Is Taking Steps to Update Its Federal Radiation Guidance	22-E-0016	Operating efficiently and effectively, Hotline Report	IEE

2021 OIG Reports are available.