EPA Asserts Statutory Law Enforcement Authority to Protect Its Administrator but Lacks Procedures to Assess Threats and Identify the Proper Level of Protection

Report #18-P-0239, September 4, 2018

What Was Found

Failure to properly justify the level of protective services provided to the Administrator has allowed costs to increase from $1.6 million to $3.5 million in just 11 months.

Report Materials

• Report at a Glance (pdf) (189.81 KB)
• Full Report (pdf) (3.82 MB)
• Update: EPA Response to Report (Aug 29, 2019) (pdf) (3.71 MB)
• Update: EPA Response to Report (Oct 4, 2019) (pdf) (1.88 MB)
• Update: IG Comment on EPA Response (Jan 7, 2020) (pdf) (342.95 KB)
• Update: EPA Response to Report (March 31, 2020) (pdf) (164.46 KB)
• Update: IG Comment on EPA Response (May 19, 2020) (pdf) (108.4 KB)
• Update: EPA Response to Report (Oct 14, 2020) (pdf) (232.93 KB)
• Update: IG Comment on EPA Response (Nov 19, 2020) (pdf) (499.59 KB)