Tennessee Valley Authority

Based on our review of Preventive Maintenance (PM) metric data provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), we determined PMs were generally being performed within established schedules at TVA’s nuclear plants; however, some metrics indicated performance could be improved. In addition, we found...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Power Service Shop (PSS) organization to identify factors that could impact PSS’s organizational effectiveness. During our evaluation, PSS personnel commented positively on interactions within and outside of PSS and the safety environment...

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires each agency’s Inspector General (IG) to conduct an annual independent evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the information security program (ISP) and practices of its respective agency. Our objective was to determine...

For most Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) employees, annual compensation consists of two components: base pay (salary) and pay at risk (Winning Performance [WP]). WP is a performance management program designed to promote teamwork, encourage high performance behaviors, and motivate and reward TVA...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant (MCC) to identify factors that could impact MCC’s organizational effectiveness. During interviews, MCC personnel revealed positive interactions with team members and most management. However, we identified...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) defines critical spares as components or parts needed to (1) prevent loss of generation or transmission, (2) prevent unsafe operating conditions, and/or (3) return critical components to service. TVA identified 45,934 critical components for its 18 natural gas...

We determined the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) coal plants have taken steps to reduce combustible coal dust since dedicated Combustible Dust Program funding was provided by TVA in 2018. Specifically, coal plants have dedicated combustible dust housekeeping crews to help mitigate combustible...

As part of our annual audit planning, we completed a threat assessment to identify high risk cybersecurity threats that could potentially impact Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). We determined the potential impact for system intrusion through misconfigurations or unpatched systems to be high...

The Office of the Inspector General audited the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) use of remote application and desktop virtualization client due to the risks of (1) potential system intrusion through misconfigurations and (2) continued elevated remote users during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of TVA Police and Emergency Management’s (TVAP&EM) organization to identify factors that could impact TVAP&EM’s organizational effectiveness. During interviews, TVAP&EM personnel revealed positive interactions within and outside TVAP&EM. However...