IG Targets Budget, 'Access' Hurdles To Ensure Adequate Oversight Of EPA

February 26, 2015
EPA Inspector General (IG) Arthur Elkins Jr. is seeking a hike in proposed fiscal year 2016 funding for his office and aiming to secure a commitment from the agency for full access to staff and documents during investigations, saying both issues could create potential hurdles to adequate IG oversight of EPA unless they are fully resolved. In a wide-ranging, exclusive Feb. 23 interview with Inside EPA at agency headquarters, Elkins and several top Office of Inspector General (OIG) officials nevertheless...


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