In fiscal year 2015, the EPA OIG issued the five reports that disclosed common gaps that the EPA has in establishing program goals and identifying metrics that enable the agency … READ MORE
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA OIG: EPA Should Timely Deobligate Unneeded Contract, Purchase and Miscellaneous Funds
The EPA did not deobligate $583,875 from contract, purchase and miscellaneous obligations that had no activity in the last 18 months. Further, OIG estimated there could be an additional $2,962,058 … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Management of Overtime Improved at EPA’s Immediate Office of Air and Radiation
OIG identified weaknesses in the approval and management of overtime. We found that both the employee and the approver pre-signed several incomplete Request for Overtime Authorization forms (EPA Form 2560-7). The incomplete pre-signed forms did not … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Significant Data Quality Deficiencies Impede EPA’s Ability to Ensure Companies Can Pay for Cleanups
Data quality deficiencies and a lack of internal controls prevent the EPA from properly overseeing and managing its financial assurance program for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Positioning EPA for the Digital Age Requires New Mindsets Toward Printing
The EPA’s main authoritative guidance for printing operations (Printing Management Manual) is over 20 years old and outdated. EPA’s current mindset leads the agency to amass large quantities of printed … READ MORE
EPA OIG: EPA’s Tracking and Reporting of Its Conference Costs Need Improvement
According to the EPA, it spent $11,315,047 on 227 hosted or sponsored conferences that had costs exceeding $20,000 during fiscal year (FY) 2014. After OIG randomly sampled eight conferences … READ MORE
EPA OIG: EPA Needs Better Management Controls for Approval of Employee Travel
OIG's analysis of randomly selected travel vouchers for all EPA employees disclosed significant issues with a former Region 9 Administrator, as well as other weaknesses agencywide. A former Region 9 Administrator … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Improved Oversight of EPA’s Grant Monitoring Program Will Decrease the Risk of Improper Payments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA’s advanced administrative monitoring (AAM) system is effective for ensuring grant recipient costs … READ MORE