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OIG Reports

Following is a listing of all reports issued by the Office of Inspector General.

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Congressionally Requested and Chemical Safety Board Reports

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2017 OIG Reports

Date	Title	Publication Number	Environmental Goal	Report Teams
Aug 14, 2017	Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund	17-F-0365	Financial Management	FA
Aug 14, 2017	Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	17-F-0364	Financial Management	FA
Aug 14, 2017	EPA’s Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements	17-F-0363	Financial Management	FA
Aug 14, 2017	Early-Outs and Buyouts Aided OIG Workforce Reduction, but Weak Management Controls Led to Misused Authority	17-P-0362	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	SPR
Aug 9, 2017	Management Alert: Concerns Over Compliance, Accountability and Consistency Identified With EPA’s Biweekly Pay Cap Waiver Process	17-P-0355	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Aug 1, 2017	EPA’s Voluntary WaterSense Program Demonstrated Success	17-P-0352	Protecting America's Waters	W
Aug 1, 2017	EPA Implemented Prior OIG Recommendations, but Additional Guidance Could Strengthen the Human Subjects Research Program	17-P-0350	Science and Research	W
July 31, 2017	EPA Needs to Institutionalize Its “Lean” Program to Reap Cost and Time Benefits	17-P-0346	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	EF
July 31, 2017	EPA Lacks Processes to Validate Whether Contractors Receive Specialized Role-Based Training for Network and Data Protection	17-P-0344	Information Technology	IRM
July 31, 2017	EPA Region 5 Has Adequate Policies and Procedures for Addressing Sexual Harassment Allegations	17-P-0343	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
July 27, 2017	FY 2017 U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Management Challenge	17-N-0342	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
July 18, 2017	EPA Is Taking Steps to Improve State Drinking Water Program Reviews and Public Water Systems Compliance Data	17-P-0326	Protecting Americas Waters	W
July 10, 2017	Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund	17-F-0315	Financial Management	FM
July 10, 2017	Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	17-F-0314	Financial Management	FA
July 5, 2017	CSB Purchase Card Program at Low Risk for Unauthorized Purchases	17-P-0303	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
June 28, 2017	Quality Control Review of EPA OIG Reports Issued in Fiscal Year 2016	17-N-0295	EPA as a High-Performing Organization	OM
June 23, 2017	EPA Should Assess Needs and Implement Management Controls to Ensure Effective Incorporation of Chemical Safety Research Products	17-P-0294	Chemical Safety	T
June 21, 2017	EPA Can Strengthen Its Oversight of Herbicide Resistance With Better Management Controls	17-P-0278	Chemical Safety	T
June 12, 2017	Gold King Mine Release: Inspector General Response to Congressional Requests	17-P-0250	Cleaning Up Communities	L
June 8, 2017	Improved Data and EPA Oversight Are Needed to Assure Compliance With the Standards for Benzene Content in Gasoline	17-P-0249	Air Quality	A
May 30, 2017	EPA's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements	17-F-0228	Financial Management	FA
May 18, 2017	Semiannual Report to Congress: Oct 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017	EPA-350-R-17-001
May 18, 2017	EPA's Fiscal Year 2017 Management Challenges	17-N-0219		SPR
May 10, 2017	EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, but Testing Can Be Improved	17-P-0212	Financial Management	C
May 8, 2017	Controls Needed to Track Changes to EPA’s Compass Financials Data	17-P-0205	Information Technology	IRM
May 3, 2017	Downriver Community Conference Achieved Results and Expended Funds Under Brownfields Agreement, but Unallowable Costs Were Claimed	17-P-0204	Cleaning Up Communities	FO
Apr 26, 2017	Over $774 Million of Puerto Rico State Revolving Funds at Risk Están en riesgo más de $774 millones en Fondos rotativos estatales de Puerto Rico	17-P-0186	Financial Management	FO
Apr 24, 2017	Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Complied With Most Federal Requirements but Claimed Some Unallowable Costs	17-P-0184	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	FO
Apr 24, 2017	EPA-Funded What’s Upstream? Advocacy Campaign Did Not Violate Lobbying Prohibitions	17-P-0183	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	FO
Apr 12, 2017	EPA Needs to Provide Leadership and Better Guidance to Improve Fish Advisory Risk Communications	17-P-0174	Protecting America's Waters	W
Mar 23, 2017	EPA’s 2014 Early-Out and Buyout Activities Aided Workforce Restructuring Goals, and Continued Monitoring of Progress Can Show Value of Restructuring	17-P-0140	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	SPR
Mar 13, 2017	EPA Has Adequate Controls to Manage Advice From Science and Research Federal Advisory Committees, but Transparency Could Be Improved	17-P-0124	Science and Research	ERP
Mar 9, 2017	CSB Complied With Improper Payment Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2016	17-P-0123	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
Mar 6, 2017	Fraud Controls for EPA’s Contract Laboratory Program Are Adequate, but Can Be Strengthened With Formal Risk Assessment and Investigative Information Sharing	17-P-0119	Science and Research	ERP
Mar 6, 2017	Backlog of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanups in Indian Country Has Been Reduced, but EPA Needs to Demonstrate Compliance With Requirements	17-P-0118	Cleaning Up Communities	L
Feb 14, 2017	Risk for EPA’s Fiscal Year 2016 Purchase Card and Convenience Check Program Warrants an Audit	17-P-0113	Financial Management	C
Feb 6, 2017	Management Alert: Certain State, Local and Tribal Data Processing Practices Could Impact Suitability of Data for 8-Hour Ozone Air Quality Determinations	17-P-0106	Air Quality	A

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GAGAS and Non-GAGAS Reports

Reports from October 2016 and later marked with a P, F or A in their report number follow GAGAS, Exitofficial examination standards established by the federal government. This sign of quality ensures the integrity, objectivity and independence of our work.

Reports marked with an N signify the limited “non-GAGAS” work that reflects back on our recent recommendations to highlight the impact of our oversight mission.

Report Type	Middle Character (i.e., 17-X-001)
GAGAS-compliant reports	P, F, A
Non-GAGAS-compliant reports	N

Report Teams

A - Air
CSB - US Chemical Safety Board
C - Contracts and Assistance Agreement Audits
EF - Efficiency Audits
FA - Financial Audits
FO - Forensic Audits
IRM - Information Resources Management Audits
L - Land Cleanup and Waste Management
OM - Office of Management
SPR - Special Program Reviews
ERP - Environmental Research Programs
T - Toxics, Chemical Management and Pollution Prevention
W - Water

OIG Independence of EPA

The EPA's Office of Inspector General is a part of 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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