Office of Inspector General

2015 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 2015. Back to the OIG Reports page.

Date	Title	Publication Number	Environmental Goal	Report Teams
Dec 17, 2015	EPA Can Strengthen Its Reviews of Small Particle Monitoring in Region 6 to Better Ensure Effectiveness of Air Monitoring Network	16-P-0079	Air Quality	A
Dec 14, 2015	EPA’s Background Investigation Support Contracts and OPM Billings Need Better Oversight and Internal Controls	16-P-0078	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	C, IRM
Dec 9, 2015	EPA Is Documenting How It Addresses Time-Critical Public Health Risks Under Its Superfund Authority	16-P-0059	Cleaning Up Communities	L
Nov 30, 2015	Awards Made by EPA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer Raise Questions	16-P-0048	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Nov 25, 2015	Semiannual Report to Congress: Apr 1, 2015 - Sept 30, 2015	EPA-350-R-15-002
Nov 16, 2015	Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements	16-F-0041	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	FA
Nov 16, 2015	Audit of EPA’s Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements	16-F-0040	Financial Management	FA
Nov 16, 2015	FY 2015 FISMA Report - Status of EPA’s Information Security Program	16-P-0039	Information Technology	IRM, ERP
Nov 9, 2015	Administrative Leave Decisions for EPA Employee Disciplinary Actions Should Be Better Documented, and Parameters on Use of Such Leave Should Be Established	16-P-0036	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Nov 5, 2015	CSB Needs Better Security Controls to Protect Critical Data Stored on Its Regional Servers	16-P-0035	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Nov 4, 2015	Quality Control Review of EPA OIG Reports Issued in Fiscal Year 2014	16-N-0029	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	C
Oct 27, 2015	EPA Needs Policies and Procedures to Manage Public Pesticide Petitions in a Transparent and Efficient Manner	16-P-0019	Chemical Safety	L, T
Oct 22, 2015	FY 2015 U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Management Challenges	16-N-0018	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
Oct 14, 2015	EPA Needs to Improve Security Planning and Remediation of Identified Weaknesses in Systems Used to Protect Human Health and the Environment	16-P-0006	Information Technology	IRM
Sept 30, 2015	CSB’s Public Meeting Announcement Violated The Government in the Sunshine Act	15-P-0304	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
Sept 30, 2015	EPA Should Collect Full Costs for Its Interagency Agreements and Report Full Costs for Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreements	15-P-0300	Financial Management	EF, FA
Sept 30, 2015	Unused Earmark Funds for Water Projects Totaling $6.2 Million Could Be Put to Better Use	15-P-0299	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	C
Sept 28, 2015	Early Warning Report: EPA Region 9 Should Withhold Award of the Fiscal Year 2015 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Grant to the Hawaii Department of Health	15-P-0298	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Sept 24, 2015	EPA Needs to Improve the Recognition and Administration of Cloud Services for the Office of Water’s Permit Management Oversight System	15-P-0295	Information Technology	IRM
Sept 22, 2015	EPA Needs Better Management Controls for Approval of Employee Travel	15-P-0294	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	EF
Sept 22, 2015	EPA Not Fully Compliant With Overtime Policies	15-P-0293	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Sept 22, 2015	EPA Needs to Improve Recording Information Technology Investments and Issue a Policy Covering All Investments	15-P-0292	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	EF
Sept 21, 2015	Incomplete Contractor Systems Inventory and a Lack of Oversight Limit EPA's Ability to Facilitate IT Governance	15-P-0290	Information Technology	IRM
Sept 16, 2015	EPA Needs to Track Whether Its Major Municipal Settlements for Combined Sewer Overflows Benefit Water Quality	15-P-0280	Protecting America’s Waters	W
Sept 15, 2015	EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program Lacks Adequate Support and Transparency and Should Be Assessed for Continuation	15-P-0279	Pollution Prevention	T
Sept 10, 2015	EPA Can Reduce Risk of Undetected Clean Air Act Violations Through Better Monitoring of Settlement Agreements	15-P-0277	Enforcement and Compliance	A
Sept 4, 2015	EPA Needs Accurate Data on Results of Pollution Prevention Grants to Maintain Program Integrity and Measure Effectiveness of Grants	15-P-0276	Pollution Prevention	T
Sept 3, 2015	EPA Can Increase Impact of Environmental Justice on Agency Rulemaking by Meeting Commitments and Measuring Adherence to Guidance	15-P-0274	Cleaning Up Communities	SPR
Aug 20, 2015	Response to Congressional Request Concerning Political Interference in Release of Documents Under the Freedom of Information Act	15-N-0261	Transparency in Government Information	ERP
Aug 19, 2015	Follow-Up Report: EPA Proposes to Streamline the Review, Management and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals	15-P-0260	Pollution Prevention	SPR
Aug 3, 2015	Improvements Needed by EPA to Reduce Risk in Employee Hiring Process	15-P-0253	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
July 31, 2015	CSB Needs to Improve Its Acquisition Approvals and Other Processes to Ensure Best Value for Taxpayers	15-P-0245	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF, FO
July 21, 2015	Independent Environmental Sampling Shows Some Properties Designated by EPA as Available for Use Had Some Contamination	15-P-0221	Cleaning Up Communities	L
July 20, 2015	Internal Controls Needed to Control Costs of Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team Contracts, as Exemplified in Region 7	15-P-0215	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	C
July 16, 2015	Enhanced EPA Oversight and Action Can Further Protect Water Resources From the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing	15-P-0204	Protecting America's Waters	W
July 16, 2015	Benefits of EPA Initiative to Promote Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands Have Not Been Established	15-P-0198	Sustainable Development	L
July 14, 2015	Quick Reaction Report: EPA Should Ensure Positions Vacated Under Buyouts Are Eliminated or Properly Filled	15-P-0184	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	C, SPR
July 10, 2015	Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund	15-1-0181	Financial Management	FA
July 10, 2015	Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	15-1-0180	Financial Management	FA
July 6, 2015	EPA Does Not Effectively Control or Monitor Imports of Hazardous Waste	15-P-0172	Enforcement and Compliance	L
June 29, 2015	CSB's Fiscal Year 2014 Purchase Card Program Assessed as High Risk	15-N-0171	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	C, EF
June 19, 2015	Improvements Needed to Ensure EPA Terminates Exceptions to Biweekly Pay Limits at Completion of Emergency Response Work	15-P-0170	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
June 17, 2015	Some Safeguards in Place for Long-Term Care of Disposed Hazardous Waste, But Challenges Remain	15-P-0169	Cleaning Up Communities	L
June 16, 2015	EPA Should Update Guidance to Address the Release of Potentially Harmful Quantities of Asbestos That Can Occur Under EPA's Asbestos Demolition Standard	15-P-0168	Pollution Prevention	SPR
June 15, 2015	Time and Attendance Fraud Not Identified for Employees on Extended Absence, But Matters of Concern Brought to EPA's Attention	15-P-0167	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
June 11, 2015	Improved Oversight of EPA's Grant Monitoring Program Will Decrease the Risk of Improper Payments	15-P-0166	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	C
June 11, 2015	Walker River Paiute Tribe Needs to Improve Its Internal Controls to Comply With Federal Regulations	15-2-0165	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
May 28, 2015	EPA's Key Management Challenges 2015	15-N-0164		ERP
May 27, 2015	Semiannual Report to Congress / October 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015	EPA-350-R-15-001
May 15, 2015	EPA's Oversight of State Pesticide Inspections Needs Improvement to Better Ensure Safeguards for Workers, Public and Environment Are Enforced	15-P-0156	Chemical Safety	T
May 1, 2015	CSB Complied With Reporting Requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for Fiscal Year 2014	15-P-0153	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
May 1, 2015	EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, But Opportunities for Improvement Exist	15-P-0152	Financial Management	C
Apr 17, 2015	Conditions in the U.S. Virgin Islands Warrant EPA Withdrawing Approval and Taking Over Management of Some Environmental Programs and Improving Oversight of Others	15-P-0137	Implementing Environmental Programs	A, FO, L, W
Apr 9, 2015	EPA Can Better Assure Continued Operations at National Computer Center Through Complete and Up-to-Date Documentation for Contingency Planning	15-P-0136	Information Technology	IRM
Mar 16, 2015	To Ensure Greater Use of Scientific Equipment, the Office of Research and Development Should Use an Enterprise Approach to Property Management	15-P-0115	Information Technology	ERP
Mar 5, 2015	EPA Needs to Justify How It Is Using Title 42 Hiring Authority	15-P-0109	Science and Research	C
Feb 26, 2015	EPA Regions Have Considered Environmental Justice When Targeting Facilities for Air Toxics Inspections	15-P-0101	Air Quality	A
Feb 23, 2015	Quick Reaction Report: EPA Pesticide Inspections Must Resume in North Dakota to Determine Compliance and Protect Human Health and the Environment	15-P-0099	Enforcement and Compliance	T
Feb 5, 2015	Improvements Needed by EPA OIG to Reduce Risk in Employee Hiring Process	15-B-0076	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Feb 4, 2015	EPA OIG Not Fully Compliant With Overtime Policies	15-B-0075	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Feb 4, 2015	EPA OIG Not Fully Compliant With OIG Policy on Time and Attendance Reporting	15-B-0074	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
Feb 3, 2015	Key Aspects of CSB Information Security Program Need Improvement	15-P-0073	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Feb 2, 2015	Costs of $1.2 Million for Brownfields Cooperative Agreement to Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in Massachusetts Questioned	15-4-0072	Financial Management	C
Jan 21, 2015	Quick Reaction Report: Complete and Clear Information on the Effectiveness of Ebola Disinfectants Will Better Inform the Public	15-P-0064	Chemical Safety	T
Jan 7, 2015	EPA Needs to Improve Outreach and Communication About the National Pesticide Information Center's Role and Services	15-P-0046	Chemical Safety	T

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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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