Report: Oversight Plan for Fiscal Year 2027
September 15, 2026 | Report No. 26-N-0051
Our Oversight Plan for Fiscal Year 2027 outlines themes for audits, evaluations, and other oversight activities that will help us provide independent and objective oversight of the EPA and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. This plan reflects the top management challenges we identified for the EPA and the CSB; our prior oversight work and open recommendations; work conducted by the Government Accountability Office; and remarks from EPA and CSB officials, Congress, and the White House. Where our recommendations are open, we will continue to work with the EPA on implementation and, per our mandate, report on the agency’s progress in carrying them out.
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.
Environmental Protection Agency | Office of Inspector General
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (2410T) | Washington, DC 20460 | 202-566-2391
OIG Hotline: 1-888-546-8740.