Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Its Transit Subsidy Benefits Program

Report #16-P-0268, August 16, 2016

What We Found

Weak internal controls made EPA transit subsidies of about $10 million vulnerable to potential abuse. We found at least $137,000 in unnecessary payments.

Report Materials

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