Environmental Protection Agency

Pet collars containing pesticides continue to be used without assurance that there are no unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, including pets.

The state DWSRF agencies’ capacity to effectively manage federal DWSRF grants is crucial to the success of the DWSRF Program. Obstacles that affect state DWSRF agency capacity may result in decreased investment in critical water infrastructure projects.

Strengthening adherence to EPA discovery policies and procedures can promote efficient and effective criminal prosecution.

If the EPA does not adequately plan to increase the PSB’s capacity to respond to a 20-fold increase in employees receiving continuous vetting services, delays in processing and managing full TW 2.0 implementation may increase the risk to national security from insider threats.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepared the Semi-Annual Report on Purchase Charge Card Violations for the period of April 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023. No additional information inconsistent with the EPA’s violation report for the reporting period came to our attention and we received no...

As of January 31, 2024, the EPA and the CSB have no outstanding OIG recommendations related to their travel and purchase card programs.

We found the PRIA Fund’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

The Fiscal Year 2024 Oversight Plan describes our planned and ongoing oversight projects. The plan reflects the priority work that the OIG believes is necessary to keep the EPA, the CSB, and Congress fully informed about issues related to the administration of Agency programs and operations.

The fiscal year 2024 investigative priorities address the most significant challenges related to the programs and operations of the EPA and the CSB.

This update highlights oversight activities of the EPA OIG from October 1 to December 31, 2023.