Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021

Report #EPA-350-R-21-001, May 29, 2021

This Semiannual Report to Congress reflects how the EPA OIG is achieving its mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct related to the programs and operations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. During the reporting period, October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2020, among other accomplishments, the OIG evaluated how the EPA and the CSB adapted during the coronavirus pandemic, introduced an Oversight Plan addressing EPA’s top challenges, and provided oversight of scientific integrity at the EPA.