Office of Inspector General

2016 OIG Reports

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Following is a chronological listing of all reports issued by the Office of Inspector General in 2016. Back to the OIG Reports page.

2016 OIG Reports

Date	Title	Publication Number	Environmental Goal	Report Teams
Dec 21, 2016	Congressionally Requested Audit: EPA Needs to Improve Processes for Preserving Text Messages as Federal Records	17-P-0062	Information Technology	IRM
Dec 19, 2016	FY 2017 Annual Plan for the EPA and CSB			OM
Dec 12, 2016	Additional Measures Can Be Taken to Prevent Deaths and Serious Injuries From Residential Fumigations	17-P-0053	Chemical Safety	T
Dec 2, 2016	Status of EPA's Implementation of the DATA Act	17-P-0050	Financial Management	FA
Nov 21, 2016	Semiannual Report: April 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016	EPA-350-R-16-002
Nov 15, 2016	Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements	17-F-0047	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	FA
Nov 15, 2016	EPA's Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Consolidated Financial Statements	17-F-0046	Financial Management	FA
Nov 14, 2016	CSB Has Effective "Identify" and "Recover" Information Security Functions, but Attention Is Needed in Other Information Security Function Areas	17-P-0045	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Nov 14, 2016	Improvements Needed in EPA's Information Security Program	17-P-0044	Information Technology	IRM
Nov 7, 2016	Acquisition Certifications Needed for Managers Overseeing Development of EPA’s Electronic Manifest System	17-P-0029	Information Technology	IRM
Oct 20, 2016	Drinking Water Contamination in Flint, Michigan, Demonstrates a Need to Clarify EPA Authority to Issue Emergency Orders to Protect the Public	17-P-0004	Protecting America's Waters	W
Oct 13, 2016	EPA's Purchase Order Process Needs to Improve and Achieve Better Value	17-P-0001	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	C
Sept 27, 2016	Enhanced Controls Needed to Prevent Further Abuse of Religious Compensatory Time	16-P-0333	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	FA
Sept 22, 2016	Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund	16-F-0323	Financial Management	FA
Sept 22, 2016	Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	16-F-0322	Financial Management	FA
Sept 21, 2016	Examination of Pilot Peer Review Process for Inspectors General That Follow "Blue Book" Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation	16-N-0317		T
Sept 21, 2016	Manchester Band of Pomo Indians Needs to Improve Its Financial Management System and Demonstrate Completion of Grant Work	16-P-0320	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	FO
Sept 19, 2016	EPA Needs a Risk-Based Strategy to Assure Continued Effectiveness of Hospital-Level Disinfectants	16-P-0316	Chemical Safety	T
Sept 12, 2016	Oregon Health Authority’s Prior Labor-Charging Practices Under EPA Grants Did Not Meet Requirements	16-P-0313	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	FA
Sept 8, 2016	Follow-Up Review: EPA Updated Information for Indoor Mold Research Tools	16-P-0308	Science and Research	SPR
Aug 31, 2016	Progress Made, but Improvements Needed at CTS of Asheville Superfund Site in North Carolina to Advance Cleanup Pace and Reduce Potential Exposure	16-P-0296	Cleaning Up Communities	L
Aug 24, 2016	EPA Oversight of Travel Cards Needs to Improve	16-P-0282	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	C
Aug 22, 2016	EPA Achieved Scientific Benefits When Using Reimbursable Research Agreements, but Better Estimating of In-Kind Costs Is Needed	16-P-0279	Science and Research	ERP
Aug 22, 2016	EPA Region 9 Needs to Improve Oversight of San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund Grants	16-P-0276	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	C
Aug 18, 2016	EPA Has Not Met Certain Statutory Requirements to Identify Environmental Impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard	16-P-0275	Science and Research	ERP
Aug 16, 2016	EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Its Transit Subsidy Benefits Program	16-P-0268	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	EF
Aug 11, 2016	CSB Has Improved Its Controls Over Purchase Cards	16-P-0260	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
Aug 10, 2016	Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Report: EPA's Policies and Procedures to Protect Systems With Personally Identifiable Information	16-P-0259	Information Technology	IRM
Aug 1, 2016	Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Report: CSB's Policies and Procedures to Protect Systems With Personally Identifiable Information	16-P-0254	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Aug 1, 2016	Audit of Financial Statements for EPA's Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund From Inception (October 5, 2012) to September 30, 2014	16-F-0251	Financial Management	FA
July 29, 2016	EPA Cannot Assess Results and Benefits of Its Environmental Education Program	16-P-0246	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	SPR
July 18, 2016	Quality Control Review of EPA OIG Reports Issued in Fiscal Year 2015	16-N-0223	EPA as a High Performing Organization	OM
July 7, 2016	EPA Regional Offices Need to More Consistently Conduct Required Annual Reviews of Clean Water State Revolving Funds	16-P-0222	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	C
June 29, 2016	FY 2016: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Management Challenges	16-N-0221	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
June 29, 2016	EPA Has Developed Guidance for Disaster Debris but Has Limited Knowledge of State Preparedness	16-P-0219	Enforcement and Compliance	L
June 28, 2016	Hawaii Department of Health Needs to Reduce Open Grants and Unspent Funds	16-P-0218	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	FO
June 27, 2016	EPA's Financial Oversight of Superfund State Contracts Needs Improvement	16-P-0217	Financial Management	FA
June 27, 2016	EPA Improved Controls Over Billing Reimbursable Interagency Agreement Expenditures to Other Agencies	16-P-0212	Financial Management	FA
June 23, 2016	Follow-Up Report: EPA Has Completed Actions to Improve Implementation of the Rulemaking Process	16-P-0211	EPA as a High Performing Organization	SPR
June 20, 2016	EPA Region 9 Needs to Improve Oversight Over Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Consolidated Cooperative Agreements	16-P-0207	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	EF
June 16, 2016	EPA's Key Management Challenges - 2016	16-N-0206		ERP
June 2, 2016	EPA Improved Its National Security Information Program, but Some Improvements Still Needed	16-P-0196	Homeland Security	SPR
June 1, 2016	EPA Needs Better Data, Plans and Tools to Manage Insect Resistance to Genetically Engineered Corn	16-P-0194	Chemical Safety	T
May 27, 2016	Semiannual Report: Oct 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016	EPA-350-R-16-001
May 23, 2016	EPA Region 9 Needs to Improve Oversight Over American Samoa Consolidated Cooperative Agreements	16-P-0181	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	EF
May 23, 2016	CSB Needs to Continue to Improve Agency Governance and Operations	16-P-0179	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
May 19, 2016	Summary Report: Fiscal Year 2015 Reviews of EPA's Measurement of Environmental Program Performance and Outcomes	16-N-0180	EPA as a High Performing Organization	OPE
May 10, 2016	EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, but Stronger Internal Controls Are Needed	16-P-0167	Financial Management	C
May 9, 2016	EPA Region 9 Needs to Improve Oversight Over Guam's Consolidated Cooperative Agreements	16-P-0166	Spending Taxpayers Dollars	EF
May 3, 2016	Clean Air Act Facility Evaluations Are Conducted, but Inaccurate Data Hinder EPA Oversight and Public Awareness	16-P-0164	Enforcement and Compliance	A
May 2, 2016	EPA Needs to Assess Environmental and Economic Benefits of Completed Clean Water State Revolving Fund Green Projects	16-P-0162	Protecting America's Waters	W
April 11, 2016	EPA Should Timely Deobligate Unneeded Contract, Purchase and Miscellaneous Funds	16-P-0135	Financial Management	FA
March 31, 2016	Management Alert: Significant Data Quality Deficiencies Impede EPA's Ability to Ensure Companies Can Pay for Cleanups	16-P-0126	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	L
March 30, 2016	EPA Offices Are Aware of the Agency's Science to Achieve Results Program, but Challenges Remain in Measuring and Internally Communicating Research Results That Advance the Agency’s Mission	16-P-0125	Science and Research	ERP
March 29, 2016	EPA's Fiscal Year 2015 Purchase Card and Convenience Check Program Assessed as Low Risk	16-P-0124	Financial Management	C
March 29, 2016	No Intent to Underestimate Costs Was Found, but Supporting Documentation for EPA's Final Rule Limiting Sulfur in Gasoline Was Incomplete or Inaccurate in Several Instances	16-P-0122	Air Quality	A
March 24, 2016	CSB Did Not Follow Federal Guidance While Managing the Vantage Contract	16-P-0112	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
March 24, 2016	Management of Overtime Improved at EPA’s Immediate Office of Air and Radiation	16-P-0111	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	FO
March 23, 2016	CSB Complied With Improper Payment Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2015	16-P-0109	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	EF
March 22, 2016	Drinking Water: EPA Needs to Take Additional Steps to Ensure Small Community Water Systems Designated as Serious Violators Achieve Compliance Agua potable: la EPA necesita adoptar medidas adicionales para garantizar que los pequeños sistemas de agua comunitarios señalados como graves infractores logren cumplir con las normas	16-P-0108	Enforcement and Compliance	W
March 21, 2016	Positioning EPA for the Digital Age Requires New Mindsets Toward Printing	16-P-0107	Enforcement and Compliance	EF
March 11, 2016	EPA Has Not Met Statutory Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Inspections, but Inspection Rates Are High	16-P-0104	Enforcement and Compliance	L
March 10, 2016	Follow-Up: EPA Has Developed Measures to Improve Training for Risk Management Program Inspectors	16-P-0101	Air Quality	SPR
March 10, 2016	EPA Needs to Improve Its Information Technology Audit Follow-Up Processes	16-P-0100	Information Technology	IRM
Jan 27, 2016	Fiscal Year 2015 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Report: Status of CSB’s Information Security Program	16-P-0086	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Jan 13, 2016	EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment: Obtainable Records Show Followed Required Procedures Without Bias or Predetermination, but a Possible Misuse of Position Noted	16-P-0082	Protecting America's Waters	ERP
Jan 7, 2016	EPA's Tracking and Reporting of Its Conference Costs Need Improvement	16-P-0081	Spending Taxpayer Dollars	C

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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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