Announcements and Schedules

Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2018 Compliance with Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010

Project #OA&E-FY19-0037, November 5, 2018. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA's reporting of improper payments during fiscal year 2018.

Notification: Hotline Complaint — Award of Contracts EP-W-18-007 and EP-W-18-008 and Equipment Procurement under EP-W-07-024

Project #OA&E-FY19-0035, November 5, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on contract bidding and award of EPA contracts EP-W-18-007 and EP-W-18-008.

Notification: Analysis of EPA Enforcement Results from Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2018

Project #OA&E-FY19-0030, November 5, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the agency's enforcement results from fiscal years 2006 through 2018.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Risk Assessment Process

Project #OA&E-FY19-0034, November 7, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's risk assessment process.

Notification: EPA Oversight of the States' Managed Pollinator Protection Plans

Project #OA&E-FY19-0029, November 8, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the Office of Pesticides' support of states' Managed Pollinator Protection Plans.

Notification: Audit of the CSB's Compliance with Improper Payments Legislation

Project #OA&E-FY19-0039, November 8, 2018. The OIG plans to Audit of the CSB's Compliance with Improper Payments Legislation

Notification: Response to Congressional Request on Glider Repeal Actions

Project #OA&E-FY19-0053, Dec 3, 2018. The OIG plans to begin a project in response to a congressional request concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, "Repeal of Emission Requirements for Glider Vehicles, Glider Engines and Glider Kits."

Notification: EPA's Registration Decisions for Uses of Dicamba on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybean

Project #OA&E-FY20-0122, April 3, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation to determine whether EPA policies and procedures were effective in addressing stakeholder risks in the EPA's Dicamba pesticide registration decisions in 2016 and 2018.

Notification: Evaluation of EPA's Information Systems’ Compliance with Federal System Security Plans Requirements

Project #OA&E-FY20-0176, April 20, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of the EPA's System Security Plans.

Notification: Purchase Card and Convenience Check Audit

Project #OA&E FY20-0178, April 20, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA's purchase card and convenience check program.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Statements

Project #OA&E-FY20-0206, April 29, 2020. The OIG plans to begin our audit testing of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's fiscal year 2020 financial statements in May 2020.

Notification: FY 2020 EPA's Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014

Project #OA&E-FY20-0033, May 5, 2020. This audit's objective is to conduct an independent evaluation of the EPA’s compliance with the
U.S. DHS FY 2020 IG FISMA Reporting Metrics as well as pursue additional objectives related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notification: Evaluation of EPA's Information Systems' Compliance with Federal System Security Plans Requirements (2nd notification)

Project #OA&E-FY20-0176, May 6, 2020. One objective of this audit is to evaluate elements within the System Security Plans to determine whether they provide details to allow the EPA to make decisions to secure its network during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notification: Research for Future Audits and Evaluations Regarding Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic (SARS-CoV-2 Virus and COVID-19 Disease) on EPA Programs and Operations

Project #OA&E-FY20-0212, May 7, 2020. The OIG plans to initiate a project to research and identify topics for potential audits and evaluations related to the EPA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notification: EPA's Initial Implementation of CARES Act Section 3610

Project #OA&E-FY20-0220, May 27, 2020. The OIG plans to begin a project related to the EPA's reimbursement of paid leave under the CARES Act. This project is part of the OIG's efforts to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on EPA operations.

Notification: EPA's Oversight of Tribal Drinking Water Systems

Project #OA&E-FY20-0044, February 1, 2021. The scope of our work in this evaluation is being adjusted to focus on regions 9 and 10, and on the EPA’s experiences working with tribal drinking water systems during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Notification: EPA's Strategies to Comply with Federal Guidelines for Reopening Facilities Closed Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Project #OA&E-FY20-0241, July 1, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of the EPA's response to the White House's Guidelines for Opening Up America Again. This evaluation is part of the OIG's efforts to examine the impact of COVID-19.