Announcements and Schedules
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Notification: Impact of EPA’s Lack of Notice of Availability of Required Training Materials on Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Implementation
Project #OA&E-FY18-0190, May 2, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to evaluate the impact of EPA’s lack of notice of availability of required training materials on Agricultural Worker Protection Standard implementation.
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Notification: Audit of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Compliance With The Federal Information Security Modernization Act
Project #OA&E-FY18-0194, May 9, 2018. The OIG plans to begin field work on the EPA's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014.
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Notification: EPA Enforcement of Superfund Orders and Agreements
Project #OA&E-FY18-0215, May 10, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's enforcement of Superfund Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Response Settlements and Unilateral Response Orders.
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Notification: EPA's Processes for Preserving Emails and Text Messages, and Responding to Freedom of Information Act Requests
Project #OA&E-FY18-0217, May 17, 2018. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork to follow up on significant information technology security findings and recommendations noted in OIG reports, as well as to look into a hotline allegation received in FY 2018.
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Notification: Hotline Complaint - Contract Compliance for EPA Contract EP-C-16-001
Project #OA&E-FY18-0234, May 25, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on contract compliance for EPA Contract EP-C-16-001.
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Notification: EPA’s Compliance with Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards No. 47 and Treasury Financial Manual, Part 2, Chapter 4700
Project #OA&E-FY18-0249, June 6, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA’s compliance with the Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards No. 47: Reporting Entity; and Treasury Financial Manual, Part 2, Chapter 4700
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Notification: Review of EPA's Office of Research and Development Grants to Universities
Project #OA&E-FY18-0248, June 7, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to assess how the agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD) oversees grants awarded to universities.
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Notification: Audit of EPA's Accountability for and Oversight of Expired Assistance Agreements
Project #OA&E-FY18-0250, June 13, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's accountability for and oversight of expired assistance agreements.
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Notification: Audit of Salary Overpayment and Debt Forgiveness Waiver (2nd notification)
Project #OA-FY18-0084, June 15, 2018. The OIG plans to determine whether the agency is properly forgiving debts owed by its employees through its waiver or compromise process and to determine the activities that are causing salary overpayments.
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Notification: EPA's Interagency Agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project #OA&E-FY18-0200, June 26, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's interagency agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
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Notification: Office of Research and Development Support of and Alignment with Regional Science Programs
Project #OA&E-FY18-0247, July 2, 2018. The OIG plans to begin work to assess the Office of Research and Development's support of and alignment with regional science programs.
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Notification: Fiscal year 2018 Audit of the CSB's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act
July 25, 2018. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork for an audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (also known as FISMA) of 2014.
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Notification: EPA's Air Monitoring Response to Hurricane Harvey
Project #OA&E-FY18-0266, July 31, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on EPA's and the state of Texas' air quality monitoring and related activities after Hurricane Harvey.
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Notification: Implementation of the EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy
Project #OA&E-FY18-0272, August 30, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the implementation of the EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy.
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Notification: Response to Congressional Requests on Glider Vehicle Testing
Project #OA&E-FY18-0271, September 4, 2018. The OIG plans to begin an audit in response to two congressional requests that raised concerns about glider vehicle testing conducted by the EPA in 2017.
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Notification: Landfill Emissions
Project #OA&E-FY18-0273, September 4, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to determine whether active municipal solid waste landfills are operating under the appropriate air-quality permit.
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Notification: Audit of EPA's Superfund Task Force Creation and Operation
Project #OA&E-FY18-0291, September 7, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the creation and operation of the EPA’s Superfund Task Force.
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Notification: PeoplePlus Efficiency and Effectiveness
Project #OA&E-FY18-0283, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the efficiency and effectiveness of the EPA's PeoplePlus database system.
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Notification: Audit of EPA's Management of Mobile Phones
Project #OA&E-FY18-0290, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research of the EPA's management of mobile phones.
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Notification: EPA's Management of Hurricane Harvey Funding
Project #OA&E-FY18-0270, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research in August 2018 of the EPA's management of Hurricane Harvey funding.