EPA e-mail told employees not to answer questions from its own inspector 's office . Comment: Watchdog group calls e-mail a `` gag order '' ; EPA official says it 's not about secrecy . ` There is nothing in the procedure that restricts conversation between enforcement staff , the press , GAO and the IG , '' she said , adding it is `` consistent with existing agency polices . '' Tuesday news conference to address whether EPA avoided giving public information .
EPA e-mail told employees not to answer questions from its own inspector 's office . Comment: Watchdog group calls e-mail a `` gag order '' ; EPA official says it 's not about secrecy . Tuesday news conference to address whether EPA avoided giving public information .