EPA’s internal watchdog is warning the agency that not fixing longstanding problems may hinder its work on President Joe Biden’s signature legislation.
EPA’s Office of Inspector General said in an annual compendium of unresolved recommendations released Thursday that the agency should take on “robust internal controls” as it handles a historic spread of spending under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as well as the Inflation Reduction Act.
EPA is set to receive over $100 billion in the coming years from the climate and infrastructure laws combined, which bring “heightened risks” for mismanagement.
“If the Agency does not take corrective action to address its open and unresolved recommendations, IIJA- and IRA-funded programs could be more susceptible to fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement,” the report said.
