Federal Reports

Why We Did This ReportThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine the extent to which the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants support the EPA’s program goals for the Great Lakes. Summary of FindingsThe Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, or GLRI, grants we reviewed documented contributions to the EPA’s program goals for the Great Lakes, including protection of habitats, reduction of discharges of untreated stormwater, and management of invasive species. However, the GLRI grant recipients did not always include environmental justice outputs and outcomes in their final reports. GLRI grant recipients did not always report whether they achieved environmental justice-related activities in their final project reports, nor did EPA project officers monitor whether the GLRI grant recipients included all outputs and outcomes in their final project reports.

The Denali Commission Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG's activities and accomplishments from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Our Semiannual Report to Congress covering the period October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, features highlights of the OIG’s audit and investigations accomplishments during the past 6 months.

An AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (AmeriCorps OIG) investigation found that AmeriCorps was inconsistent in how it handled allegations of misconduct by senior management and that AmeriCorps hired a third-party contractor to investigate allegations of financial mismanagement on the part of a senior manager without notifying OIG as required by AmeriCorps Policy 102.