Report: Audit of the EPA's Management of its High-Value Asset Program
August 25, 2026 | Report No. 26-P-0049
Why We Did This Report
We conducted this audit to determine to what extent the EPA has managed its high-value asset program in accordance with the requirements of Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-19-03, “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Agencies by enhancing the High Value Asset Program.”
Summary of Findings
While the EPA implemented controls to secure personally identifiable information and sensitive environmental data within its high-value asset, or HVA, program, the EPA did not properly identify all of its critical information systems as HVAs in accordance with Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, requirements.
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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.
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