Summary

Our operational audit of the Department of Environmental Protection focused on a review of the effectiveness of Division of Law Enforcement controls applicable to law enforcement officer employment and State-owned property assigned to law enforcement officers.  This audit included the period July 2005 through February 2007 and selected actions through July 2007.  We concluded that some improvements can be made as discussed below:

Finding No. 1:     Employment decisions were not always adequately documented in personnel files, and where required, employment and separation documents were not always signed, notarized, or timely processed. 

Finding No. 2:     The Department did not always provide the required timely notification of excess motor vehicles to the Department of Management Services.

The Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection's response is included at the end of this report as Appendix C.