EPA primarily uses two legacy IT systems to manage outdoor air quality data that tribal, state, and local air monitoring agencies collect. Data from these systems helps to identify areas that don’t meet air quality standards and communicate information about air pollution levels to the public.
But these aging systems present maintenance and usability challenges for EPA and other users. For example, EPA has had trouble finding IT staff familiar with the outdated software in one of the systems.
EPA is considering replacing these systems with a new one. We recommended that EPA document the need for and cost of a new system to inform this decision.
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