Report: EPA Needs to Conduct Risk Assessments When Designing and Implementing Programs
Report #20-P-0170, May 18, 2020
By not conducting risk assessments for 20 programs that collectively cost over $5.7 billion in fiscal year 2018, the EPA cannot be certain it has the proper procedures in place to address internal and external risks to these programs.
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This report relates to: Project #OA&E-FY19-0034
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