CAPITOL HILL ANTHRAX INCIDENT: EPA's Cleanup Was

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United States Government Accountability Office

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Contents

Letter 1

Results in Brief 2

Background 4

EPA Spent About $27 Million of its Superfund Money to Clean Up the Capitol Hill Anthrax Site 10

EPA Competitively Awarded Most Major Contracts Used in the Anthrax Cleanup 13

EPA Devoted Extensive Resources to Overseeing Contractors’ Work, yet Some Contracting

Changes Would Better Support EPA Cleanups 19

EPA Negotiated Indemnification Agreements with Two Contractors to Address Their Liability

Concerns 29

Conclusions 31

Recommendations for Executive Action 31

Agency Comments and Our Response 32

Scope and Methodology 33

Appendix I Contract Tasks and Roles 36

Appendix II GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 41