Quality Assurance Review of EPA OIG Reports Issued in Fiscal Year 2017
2018
18-N-0219
Review
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Be as specific as possible and provide the following: • Relevant name(s) of all parties involved, including witnesses and other contacts. • Dates and times of the events or issues that you are identifying. • The location of the issue or the area that it impacts. • Name of contractor or grantee. • Contract or grant numbers. • Contract or grant award date. • Any additional pertinent information you have concerning the issue.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The OIG Hotline handles allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in EPA and CSB programs generally. For immediate concerns regarding an environmental hazard, please contact an EPA hotline, as shown below. • Contact a specific EPA hotline. • Or use the EPA Environmental Violations Form to report any incident.
Whistleblower Protection Page
Crow Tribe Public Water Systems Concerns
2019
19-N-0044
Review
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements
2019
19-F-0086
Review
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Quality Assurance Review of EPA OIG Audit Assignments Completed in Fiscal Year 2018
2019
19-N-0167
Review
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance in Fiscal Year 2019 with Improper Payments Legislation and Guidance (revised)
2020
20-N-0064
Other
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance in Fiscal Year 2020 with Improper Payments Legislation and Guidance
2021
21-E-0084
Other
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The OIG found that the CSB was fully compliant with improper payments legislation and guidance during fiscal year 2020.
EPA Needs to Measure and Track Performance of Programs Eliminated in President’s Budget but Later Funded by Congress
2021
21-E-0219
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Without internal controls to track ETF program performance, the EPA risks underreporting environmental and human health outcomes.
Fiscal Year 2022 Oversight Plan
2022
Other
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The Fiscal Year 2022 Oversight Plan reflects the priority work that the OIG believes is necessary to keep the EPA, the CSB, and Congress fully informed about issues relating to the administration of Agency programs and operations. It is also important to note that our planning efforts are not static...
EPA Has Not Performed Agencywide Risk Assessments, Increasing the Risk of Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement
2022
22-E-0011
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The OCFO cannot provide reasonable assurance that crosscutting risks are identified and mitigated and that Agency resources are directed to the most critical strategic needs.
EPA Established a Web Management Program, but Improvements Are Needed in Deploying Web Analytics
2022
22-P-0013
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Without fully implementing web analytics, the EPA could be without vital usage information to meet the needs of the public, regulatory agencies, industries, and other stakeholders when conveying environmental issues.