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Office of Inspector General

OIG News Release: EPA IG responds to Sen. Vitter's letter about audit report on agency's use of private and alias email accounts to conduct official business

Apr 7, 2014

Arthur A. Elkins Jr., Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has replied to a letter signed and released to the public February 20 by
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, about an audit report addressing whether the EPA followed applicable laws and regulations when using private and alias email accounts to conduct official business.

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