EPA Needs to Strengthen Controls Over Required Documentation and Tracking of Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignments

Date Issued

Monday, August 10, 2020

Submitting OIG

Environmental Protection Agency OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Environmental Protection Agency OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Environmental Protection Agency

Report Number

20-P-0245

Report Description

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Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Additional Details

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
20-P-0245_1	No	$0	$0
Evaluate the EPA’s Intergovernmental Personnel Act Policy and Procedures Manual (IPA), including the checklist, to determine whether the required documents, the consequences for noncompliance, the responsible offices, and the individual roles and responsibilities remainrelevant and appropriate, and update the Manual accordingly.
20-P-0245_2	No	$0	$0
Strengthen controls throughout the EPA’s Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment process to verify that required documents are properly submitted and maintained as required by the EPA’s Intergovernmental Personnel Act Policy and Procedures Manual (IPA) and that theconsequence for nonsubmittal of required documents is enforced.