EPA’s internal watchdog plans to keep up its investigative pace as billions of dollars flow into the agency under the bipartisan infrastructure law.
EPA’s Office of Inspector General on Thursday released its latest oversight plan and progress report on the agency’s handling of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The law, a signature achievement of former President Joe Biden, is now being managed by the Trump administration, which has at times stalled the distribution of funds, including at EPA.
The watchdog office has flagged the agency’s problems with data quality and oversight of those receiving the infrastructure law’s support.
“These persistent issues have surfaced in new and costly ways within the EPA’s IIJA operations,” said Nicole Murley, EPA’s acting inspector general, in the progress report’s foreword.
