Office of Inspector General

2008 OIG Reports

Following is a chronological listing of all reports issued by the Office of Inspector General in 2008.

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Date Title Publication Number
Dec 30, 2008 Office of Inspector General Scientific Analysis of Perchlorate 2008-0010
Dec 17, 2008 Improvements Needed to Validate Reported ENERGY STAR Benefits 09-P-0061
Dec 9, 2008 EPA's California Waiver Decision on Greenhouse Gas Automobile Emissions Met Statutory Procedural Requirements 09-P-0056
Dec 9, 2008 Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Research Triangle Park Campus 09-P-0055
Dec 9, 2008 Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA's Las Vegas Finance Center 09-P-0054
Dec 9, 2008 Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA's Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory 09-P-0053
Dec 9, 2008 Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: Region 9 09-P-0052
Nov 26, 2008 Response to Congressional Inquiry Concerning EPA's Preparation and Provision of Information Regarding California Waiver Decision 09-P-0043
Nov 19, 2008 EPA's Safety Determination for Delatte Metals Superfund Site Was Unsupported 09-P-0029
Nov 14, 2008 Audit of EPA's Fiscal 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Financial Statements 09-1-0026
Oct 31, 2008 Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations as of September 30, 2008 09-P-0014
Oct 20, 2008 Costs Claimed under EPA Grants XP96909501 and XP97963701 Awarded to the Washoe County Department of Water Resources, Nevada 09-2-0011
Sept 30, 2008 Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA's Fiscal Year 2008 Third Quarter Financial Statements 08-2-0309
Sept 29, 2008 Evaluation of U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act and Efforts to Protect Sensitive Agency Information (Fiscal Year 2008) 08-P-0295
Sept 29, 2008 A Region 5 Penalty Reduction Was Unjustified and Undocumented 08-P-0291
Sept 29, 2008 Innovative Techniques for State Monitoring of Revolving Funds Noted 08-P-0290
Sept 26, 2008 Fiscal Year 2008 Federal Information Security Management Act Report 08-P-0280
Sept 25, 2008 EPA Has Initiated Strategic Planning for Priority Enforcement Areas, but Key Elements Still Needed 08-P-0278
Sept 25, 2008 National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., Incurred Cost Audit of Eight EPA Cooperative Agreements 08-1-0277
Sept 24, 2008 EPA Actions Should Lead to Improved Grants Accountability 08-P-0276
Sept 23, 2008 Management of EPA Headquarters Internet Protocol Addresses Needs Improvement 08-P-0273
Sept 22, 2008 EPA Personnel Access and Security System Would Benefit from Improved Project Management to Control Costs and the Timeliness of Deliverables 08-P-0271
Sept 16, 2008 Identification Proofing, Incident Handling, and Badge Disposal Procedures Needed for EPA's Smartcard Program 08-P-0267
Sept 16, 2008 EPA Assisting Tribal Water Systems but Needs to Improve Oversight 08-P-0266
Sept 16, 2008 EPA Should Continue Efforts to Reduce Unliquidated Obligations in Brownfields Pilot Grants 08-P-0265
Sept 16, 2008 Corrective Actions Were Generally Implemented at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida 08-P-0264
Sept 3, 2008 Border 2012 Program Needs to Improve Program Management to Ensure Results 08-P-0245
Aug 27, 2008 Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA's Fiscal Year 2008 Second Quarter Financial Statements 08-2-0241
Aug 25, 2008 Follow-up on Audit of Undistributed Site Costs Finds Corrective Actions Not Complete 08-P-0236
Aug 20, 2008 EPA Decisions to Delete Superfund Sites Should Undergo Quality Assurance Review 08-P-0235
Aug 6, 2008 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners - Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP98237601 08-2-0226
July 28, 2008 Oglala Sioux Single Audits - Corrective Actions Taken but Improvements Needed in Resolving Costs 08-P-0213
July 23, 2008 Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs Have Limited Potential 08-P-0206
July 21, 2008 Village of Wellsville, Ohio - Ineligible Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP97582801 08-2-0204
July 14, 2008 EPA Needs to Better Report Chesapeake Bay Challenges 08-P-0199
July 14, 2008 Follow-up Review on Progress at Escambia Treating Company Superfund Site, Pensacola, Florida 08-P-0200
July 9, 2008 Making Better Use of Stringfellow Superfund Special Accounts 08-P-0196
July 8, 2008 Fiscal Year 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund 08-1-0194
June 30, 2008 EPA Can Improve the Awarding of Noncompetitive Contracts  08-P-0186
June 3, 2008 Millions of Federal Dollars Remain for Colonias Projects 08-P-0184
June 3, 2008 More Action Needed to Protect Public from Indoor Radon Risks 08-P-0174
June 2, 2008 Improved Controls Would Reduce Superfund Backlogs 08-P-0169
May 19, 2008 Canaan Valley Institute, Inc., Incurred Cost Audit of Five EPA Cooperative Agreements 08-4-0156
May 5, 2008 Fiscal Year 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund 08-1-0149
Apr 28, 2008 Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA's Fiscal Year 2008 First Quarter Financial Statements 08-2-0142
Apr 28, 2008 EPA Needs to Track Compliance with Superfund Cleanup Requirements 08-P-0141
Apr 21, 2008 Evaluation of U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance with the FISMA Act and Efforts to Protect Sensitive Agency Information (Fiscal Year 2007) 08-P-0134
Mar 31, 2008 Congressionally Requested Report on Office of Inspector General Unimplemented Recommendations 08-P-0123
Mar 31, 2008 Improvements Needed to Ensure Grant Funds for U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program Are Spent More Timely 08-P-0121
Mar 31, 2008 Summary of Recent Developments in EPA's Drinking Water Program and Areas for Additional Focus 08-P-0120
Mar 26, 2008 EPA Can Recover More Federal Superfund Money 08-P-0116
Mar 17, 2008 Making Better Use of Superfund Special Accounts in Region 8 08-P-0102
Mar 4, 2008 Followup on Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey 08-2-0099
Feb 27, 2008 City of Bad Axe, Michigan - Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP98578301 08-2-0095
Feb 26, 2008 EPA Should Further Limit Use of Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contracts 08-P-0093
Feb 20, 2008 Borough of Carteret, New Jersey - Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP98247001 08-2-0084
Feb 19, 2008 Framework for Developing Tribal Capacity Needed in the Indian General Assistance Program 08-P-0083
Feb 12, 2008 EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation Needs to Improve Compliance with Audit Followup Process 08-P-0080
Jan 23, 2008 City of Elizabeth, New Jersey - Excess Clean Water State Revolving Funds Claimed 08-2-0062
Jan 9, 2008 EPA Should Continue to Improve Its National Emergency Response Planning 08-P-0055
Jan 8, 2008 Despite Progress, EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Wastewater Upgrades in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 08-P-0049

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