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Office of Inspector General

Report: Follow-Up Audit - EPA Needs to Strengthen Internal Controls Over Retention Incentives

Report #17-P-0407, September 26, 2017

What Was Found

Additional actions are needed to strengthen internal controls over monitoring and to effectively resolve the cause of the prior audit findings. We question $1,605 of irregular payments.

Report Materials

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Report at a Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 139 K)
Full Report (PDF)(17 pp, 729 K)

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