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Abbreviation
TVA
Agencies
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Agency
Yes
What to Report to the OIG Hotline

If you know about fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) program, contract, or employee, you may report it to the TVA OIG EMPOWERLINE. Examples of topics investigated include: contractor fraud; employee wrongdoing; workers’ compensation fraud; environmental crimes; healthcare/prescription drug fraud; partisan political activity; and conflict of interest. TVA OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving employees of TVA contractors or subcontractors.

What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

• Emergencies involving imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury (911 emergencies) • EEO Complaints • Union Grievances

Coal Plant Preventive Maintenance

2014
2014-15053
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As a result of findings in a recent evaluation 2012-14845, Review of TVA's Nuclear Power Group Preventive Maintenance, we conducted a review of coal plant preventive maintenance (PM). The objective of our review was to determine if PM was performed in accordance with established schedules and if not...

Follow-up Review of Coal Fire Protection

2014
2014-15216
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

This review was initiated as a follow-up to Inspection 2010-13530, Review of TVA's Fossil Fire Protection Systems, issued September 30, 2011. Fire protection systems are a combination of mechanical and electrical components and like power generation equipment, need regular attention. The objective...

Review of TVA's Coal Combustion Product Management

2014
2014-15217
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

This review was initiated as part of the Office of the Inspector General's commitment to provide oversight of coal combustion product (CCP) management. The objective of our review was to determine if TVA was meeting its commitments for CCP management.We found TVA was meeting its commitments for CCP...

Agreed-Upon Procedures for TVA Fiscal Year 2012 Performance Measures

2013
2012-14825
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The OIG performed four agreed-upon procedures, which were requested solely to assist TVA management in determining the validity of the Winning Performance payout awards for the year ended September 30, 2012. In summary, we found:The fiscal year (FY) 2012 Winning Performance goals were properly...

Review of Physical Assaults Risk

2013
2012-14506
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As part of a series of reviews to evaluate Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) actions to address key risks, the OIG evaluated TVA's physical assaults risk. Physical assaults risk was identified in the 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Program. The objective of our review was to evaluate TVA employee...

Review of TVA Living Allowance

2013
2012-14776
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As part of a series of reviews to evaluate Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) actions to address key risks, the OIG evaluated TVA's physical assaults risk. Physical assaults risk was identified in the 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Program. The objective of our review was to evaluate TVA employee...

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. - Contract Compliance

2013
2012-14395
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for providing project planning, management, oversight, and environmental services to assist TVA in the recovery and remediation associated with the Kingston Fossil Plant Dredge Cell...

Review of TVA's Load Forecast Risk

2013
2012-14507
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As part of a series of reviews to evaluate the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) actions to address key risks, the OIG evaluated TVA's load forecast risk. Load forecast was identified as a top five strategic business unit risk in the Long Range Planning Process Risk Category in fiscal year (FY)...

Day & Zimmermann NPS, Inc. - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 2011 Refueling Outage - Contract Compliance

2013
2011-14327
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The OIG audited costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Day & Zimmermann NPS, Inc. (DZNPS) for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant's Unit 1 refueling outage during 2011. Under the contract, DZNPS was to provide the services of qualified personnel to perform modification, outage and...

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