EPA’s internal watchdog hailed its work in rooting out waste and fraud in what has been a tumultuous year throughout the agency under the Trump administration.
Acting Inspector General Nicole Murley said in the latest semiannual report that her team of auditors and investigators had provided “independent, objective oversight” that promoted “efficiency and effectiveness” at EPA as well as the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s programs and operations.
“In doing so, we delivered a strong return on investment for this fiscal year, identifying $28 in potential monetary impact for every $1 that Congress provided to us,” Murley said in a message to lawmakers accompanying the report, which was released Monday.
That has included boosting EPA’s performance in protecting public health and responding to environmental disasters.
