RECENT RELEASES
Office of Research and Development Needs to Improve Its Method of Measuring
ORD's efforts to reduce
its administrative costs are noteworthy, but ORD needs to improve its measurement mechanism for assessing the effectiveness of its initiatives to reduce administrative costs..
At a Glance PDF(38KB) |Report PDF (23pp, 140KB)
Agency-Wide Application of Region 7 NPDES Program Process Improvements Could Increase EPA Efficiency
Although Region 7 NPDES Kaizen event participants continued to follow up on the commitments and action items identified, no single authority was responsible for tracking the process improvement outcomes.
At a Glance PDF(38KB) |Report PDF (41pp, 415KB)
EPA's Fiscal Year 2011 Management Challenges
Report PDF(19pp, 4,821KB)
EPA Has Taken Steps to Address Cyber Threats but Key Actions Remain Incomplete
Some of the recommendations issues in prior reports on cyber security remain unimplemented, and we continue to find and report on similar weaknesses in other EPA locations.
At a Glance PDF(39KB) |Report PDF (24pp, 161KB)
Region 4 Should Strengthen Oversight of Georgia's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Program
We found significant deficiencies in the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's management of Region 4's oversight of the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation program.
At a Glance PDF(38KB) |Report PDF (17pp, 190KB)