Office of Inspector General

2012 OIG Reports

Reports by Year

Special Reports

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Following is a chronological listing of all reports issued by the Office of Inspector General in 2012. Back to the OIG Reports page.

Date	Title	Publication Number	Report Teams
Dec 4, 2012	Semiannual Report to Congress of CSB Related Activities / April 1, 2012–September 30, 2012
Dec 3, 2012	Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations as of September 30, 2012	13-N-0035	OCOS
Dec 3, 2012	Semiannual Report to Congress / April 1, 2012–September 30, 2012	EPA-350-R-12-003
Nov 27, 2012	Status of Corrective Actions in Response to 2008 Report, "Framework for Developing Tribal Capacity Needed in Indian General Assistance Program"	13-P-0057	ERP
Nov 15, 2012	Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2012 and 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements	13-1-0054	FA
Oct 26, 2012	Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Information Security Management Act Report Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program	13-P-0032	IRM
Oct 22, 2012	Improvements Needed in Estimating and Leveraging Cost Savings Across EPA	13-P-0028	EF
Sept 28, 2012	EPA Office of Inspector General’s Report on Reducing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in the Small Business Innovative Research Program, as Required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Pub. L. 112-81 (2012)
Sept 27, 2012	Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory	12-P-0900	IRM
Sept 27, 2012	Improvements Needed in EPA’s Network Security Monitoring Program	12-P-0899	IRM
Sept 27, 2012	EPA Can Improve Its Reporting of Dollars Leveraged From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Brownfields Program	12-R-0898	C
Sept 26, 2012	EPA's Office of Environmental Information Should Improve Ariel Rios and Potomac Yard Computer Room Security Controls	12-P-0879	IRM
Sept 25, 2012	EPA’s Review of Applications for a Water Research Grant Did Not Follow All Review Procedures and Lacked Transparency	12-P-0864	A
Sept 21, 2012	EPA’s Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory Should Improve Its Computer Room Security Controls	12-P-0847	IRM
Sept 21, 2012	Environmental Job Training Program Implemented Well, But Focus Needed on Possible Duplication With Other EPA Programs	12-P-0843	L
Sept 21, 2012	EPA Should Improve Management Practices and Security Controls for Its Network Directory Service System and Related Servers	12-P-0836	IRM
Sept 19, 2012	EPA Could Recover More Indirect Costs Under Reimbursable Interagency Agreements	12-P-0835	FA
Sept 12, 2012	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project, City of Nappanee, Indiana	12-R-0789	FO
Sept 4, 2012	Examination of Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreement 2A-83440701 Awarded Under the Recovery Act to Cascade Sierra Solutions, Eugene, Oregon	12-R-0749	FO
Aug 30, 2012	EPA Could Improve the SmartWay Transport Partnership Program by Implementing a Direct Data Verification Process	12-P-0747	A
Aug 22, 2012	U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Should Improve Its Recommendations Process to Further Its Goal of Chemical Accident Prevention	12-4-0724	CSB
Aug 22, 2012	Examination of Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements CB-97324701 Through CB-97324705 Awarded to Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc.	12-4-0720	FO
Aug 10, 2012	Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Region 6	12-P-0659	IRM
July 25, 2012	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Diversion Ditch Repair Project at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, Lawrence County, South Dakota	12-R-0601	FO
July 25, 2012	Review of Hotline Complaint Concerning Cost and Benefit Estimates for EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Rule	12-P-0600	L
July 19, 2012	Limited Public Comment on EPA’s Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 Reviews	12-P-0579	T
July 9, 2012	EPA Did Not Properly Migrate General Ledger Balances to Compass From the Integrated Financial Management System	12-P-0559	FA
June 18, 2012	EPA’s National Security Information Program Could Be Improved	12-P-0543	SPR
June 6, 2012	Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund	12-1-0522	FA
June 6, 2012	Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	12-1-0521	FA
June 5, 2012	Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2011–March 31, 2012	EPA-350-R-12-002
June 5, 2012	EPA Data Standards Plan Completed But Additional Steps Are Needed	12-P-0519	IRM
June 5, 2012	Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA's Region 1	12-P-0518	IRM
June 4, 2012	Analysis of Office of Inspector General Policies and Procedures Addressing CIGIE Quality Standards	12-N-0516
May 25, 2012	EPA Inaction in Identifying Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals May Result in Unsafe Disposal	12-P-0508	L
May 23, 2012	Costs Claimed by the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, Inc., Under EPA Grant No. X96418405	12-4-0499	FO
May 4, 2012	Alleged Misuse of Tribal Clean Water Act Section 106 Funds in EPA Region 8	12-P-0453	ERP
Apr 30, 2012	Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations as of March 31, 2012	12-N-0434	OCOS
Apr 25, 2012	Office of Environmental Information Should Strengthen Controls Over Mobile Devices	12-P-0427	ERP
Apr 19, 2012	Weaknesses in EPA’s Management of the Radiation Network System Demand Attention	12-P-0417	EF
Apr 19, 2012	Quality Assurance Report: Assessing the Quality of the Independent Referencing Process During Fiscal Year 2011	12-N-0416
Apr 9, 2012	Great Lakes National Program Should Improve Internal Controls to Ensure Effective Legacy Act Operations	12-P-0407	C
Apr 3, 2012	EPA Should Improve Controls for Managing Contractor-Held Property	12-P-0388	FA
Mar 30, 2012	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of Wastewater Treatment Plant, Village of Itasca, Illinois	12-R-0377	FO
Mar 28, 2012	Early Warning Report: Use of Contractors to Conduct Clean Air Act Risk Management Program Inspections in Certain States Goes Against Court Decisions	12-P-0376	A
Mar 21, 2012	Evaluation of U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Compliance With the Federal Information Security Management Act (Fiscal Year 2011)	12-P-0363	IRM
Mar 21, 2012	EPA Has Implemented Corrective Actions to Improve Conditions at Asheville, North Carolina Superfund Site	12-P-0362	L
Mar 16, 2012	EPA Superfund Contract Initiatives and Controls to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse	12-P-0360	C
Mar 9, 2012	Improvement Required to Safeguard Enforcement and Inspection Credentials	12-P-0328	SPR
Mar 8, 2012	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania	12-R-0321	FO
Mar 6, 2012	Policies Needed for Proper Use and Management of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Based on Duncan Hunter Act	12-P-0320	C
Mar 1, 2012	U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Should Determine the Cost Effectiveness of Office of Management and Performing Improper Payment Recovery Audits	12-P-0312	EF
Mar 1, 2012	EPA Can Improve Its Improper Payments Reporting	12-P-0311	C
Feb 15, 2012	Controls Over State Underground Storage Tank Inspection Programs in EPA Regions Generally Effective	12-P-0289	W
Feb 6, 2012	EPA Needs to Further Improve How It Manages Its Oil Pollution Prevention Program	12-P-0253	W
Feb 6, 2012	Stronger Management Controls Will Improve EPA Five-Year Reviews of Superfund Sites	12-P-0251	L
Feb 2, 2012	EPA Should Strengthen Records Management on Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Notification Reviews for Surface Coal Mining	12-P-0249	ERP
Jan 25, 2012	EPA Policy on Financing Local Reserves Needs Revision	12-P-0231	C
Jan 23, 2012	Examination of Costs Claimed Under Cooperative Agreement X7-83325501 Awarded to Kathleen S. Hill, Chiloquin, Oregon	12-4-0224	FO
Jan 20, 2012	Region 10 Technical and Computer Room Security Vulnerabilities Increase Risk to EPA’s Network	12-P-0220	OCOS

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Report Teams

A - Air
CSB - US Chemical Safety Board
C - Contracts and Assistance Agreement Audits
EF - Efficiency Audits
FA - Financial Audits
FO - Forensic Audits
IRM - Information Resources Management Audits
L - Land Cleanup and Waste Management
OM - Office of Management
SPR - Special Program Reviews
ERP - Environmental Research Programs
T - Toxics, Chemical Management and Pollution Prevention
W - Water

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