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EPA Needs to Strengthen Oversight of Its Travel Program Authorization and Voucher Approval Processes

Submitting OIG: 
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Report Description: 
The Agency did not consistently comply with travel program requirements, which can lead to mismanagement of the EPA's annual travel expenses, which totaled $52.7 million in fiscal year 2019.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Environmental Protection Agency
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
21-P-0265
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
Additional Details Link: 
https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-epa-needs-strengthen-oversig…

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
21-P-0265_4 Open No
Issue addendums to the Resource Management Directive System 2550B travel policy or equivalent to: a. Require approvers to estimate and compare the total cost of temporary change of station versus extended temporary duty travel and authorize the one that is most advantageous for the Agency, cost and other factors considered. b. Require the travel card cancellation and closeout process to occur within a predetermined number of days.
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