Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

We reviewed $14.2 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for providing right-of-way clearing and restoration services and found:TVA had been overbilled $81,533 including (a) $38,796 in unallowable miscellaneous material costs, (b) $34,776 in duplicate billings for initial clearing costs, and...

We completed agreed-upon procedures to assist the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) in determining TVA's compliance with the annual reporting requirements of CRS' Green Pricing Accreditation Program for the year ended December 31, 2007. The required information on TVA's renewable energy initiative...

We audited $22.1 million of costs paid by TVA to a contractor for construction and modification services at TVA facilities. In summary, we foundAn estimated $20.8 million billed by the contractor for craft augmentation labor using hourly billing rates was inflated by approximately $619,000 because...

We initiated a special project to determine if (1) TVA's policies, procedures, and practices for handling lost or stolen computer equipment were adequate; (2) those policies, procedures, and practices were followed; and (3) the lost or stolen computers contained sensitive or restricted information...

While TVA has taken several actions to better protect social security numbers (SSNs), we found opportunities to further protect or reduce the usage of SSNs that will lower the risk of exposure. TVA's Information Services has several initiatives under way to improve protection of SSNs. We are...

We performed an interim audit of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for providing (1) modification and supplemental maintenance services at TVA nuclear plants (operating unit work) and (2) construction services for the restart of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Unit 1. The scope of our review...

We audited $19 million of costs billed to TVA for subcontract services on the Browns Ferry Unit 1 recovery project. We determined the costs billed by the subcontractor for providing professional and technical support personnel were fairly stated and in accordance with the terms of the subcontract.

We reviewed certain Browns Ferry Unit 1 (BFN U1) operating issues that have occurred since the restart in May 2007. We found the operating issues were primarily caused by improper installation of a fitting during the restart project and another fitting during initial construction, original plant...

Based on concerns expressed to the Office of the Inspector General, we initiated an inspection of TVA's easement with the Tishomingo County Development Foundation (TCDF). The objective of the review was to determine whether easement payments were made in accordance with the agreement. We found that...

We reviewed the contractor's processes and key controls for tracking and accounting for costs used in invoicing TVA for its work. Based on the review, we believe the contractor's system increases the risk of improper billing. Specifically, the system used for TVA billings (1) has limited design...