Ever since the passage of the Inspector General act in 1978, inspectors generals inspectors general has uncovered billions of dollars of fraud and exposed numerous instances of criminal wrongdoing. The EPA IG is no exception. During the first half of the fiscal year of 2023, the EPA IG identified $135 million in wasted spending, fraud avoidance, and other monetary benefits to american taxpayers. However, vigilance by the EPA inspector general is needed now more than ever for the more than $100 billion of infrastructure Investment Jobs act and the Inflation Reduction act that have been distributed and are still going out the door. (33:20–33:35)
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Asserts that the EPA Inspector General identified $135 million in wasted spending, fraud avoidance, and other monetary benefits in the first half of fiscal year 2023.
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