Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

We are pleased to present our report for the period April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024. In this semiannual period, our audit, evaluation, and investigative activities identified more than $48.4 million in questioned costs; funds put to better use; recoveries, fees, and fines; and opportunities for...

Proper practices and procedures can reduce the number of accidents resulting from an inadvertent release of hazardous energy, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Safety Procedure 18.613, Clearance Procedure to Safely Control Hazardous...

In keeping with its responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the OIG monitored the audit of TVA's fiscal year 2024 financial statements performed by Ernst and Young LLP (EY) to assure their work complied with Government Auditing Standards. Our review of EY's work...

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a contractor for engineering services in connection with the validation phase of TVA’s Small Modular Reactor and Clinch River Nuclear project. Our examination objective was to determine...

The Office of the Inspector General performed an audit to determine if the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has designed and implemented privacy requirements in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. Our scope was limited to TVA’s privacy program responsibilities as defined in...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) performed the procedures, which were requested and agreed to by Tennessee Valley Authority management solely to assist management in determining the validity of the Winning Performance (WP)/Executive Annual Incentive Plan (EAIP) Measures for fiscal year (FY)...

We performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Barnard Construction Company, Inc., (Barnard) to provide TVA support in connection with its coal combustion residual conversion program, activities or projects, and/or waste-water treatment, dewatering, and landfill...

We performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by BFI Waste Systems of North America, LLC dba South Shelby Landfill (BFI) for the transportation and off-site disposal of coal combustion residual (CCR) material from TVA’s Allen Fossil Plant to BFI’s South Shelby...

The Office of the Inspector General determined that bid evaluation and negotiation processes related for major equipment suppliers of gas construction projects were operating as intended; however, improvements were needed in TVA’s solicitation process. Specifically, we identified an opportunity for...

We performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Wesco Distribution, Inc., (Wesco) for operations materials and industrial equipment as part of TVA’s integrated supply program under master Contract No. 13421. Under the contract, TVA pays Wesco the established rates in...