Environmental Protection Agency

An annual update on the OIG’s oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of the IIJA, which appropriates over $60 billion to the EPA for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, representing the largest appropriation that the Agency has ever received.

An annual update on the OIG’s oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of the IIJA, which appropriates over $60 billion to the EPA for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, representing the largest appropriation that the Agency has ever received.

Significant unresolved vulnerabilities in the CDX system increase the risk of threat actors gaining unauthorized access to CDX and other connected program services.

If the EPA does not mitigate its Central Data Exchange data integrity issues, it cannot provide assurance that its environmental data are accurate and reliable.

Significant unresolved vulnerabilities in the CDX system increase the risk of threat actors gaining unauthorized access to CDX and other connected program services.

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...