Environmental Protection Agency OIG

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.

Complete and accurate reporting in USAspending.gov is critical, as it is the primary way the EPA informs the public of the purpose of its federal awards and where its funding ultimately goes.

The EPA OIG Office of Investigations has identified concerns regarding the EPA’s failure to properly oversee and administer its Clean School Bus Program.

Increased power supply demands could delay electric school bus deployment.

The EPA must execute processes with controls to enforce its stewardship of laptops and to safeguard against activities that could prevent it from protecting its assets from loss, theft, and mismanagement.