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Office of Inspector General

Summary Report: Fiscal Year 2015 Reviews of EPA's Measurement of Environmental Program Performance and Outcomes

Report #16-N-0180, May 19, 2016

What Was Found

The agency's need to measure performance and benefits of environmental programs or activities was a theme in several OIG reports issued in the past year.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 291 K)
Full Report (PDF)(14 pp, 995 K)

OIG Independence of EPA

The EPA's Office of Inspector General is a part of the EPA, although Congress provides our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence. We were created pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended Exit.

Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Inspector General
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OIG Hotline: 1-888-546-8740.