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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

Review of Trust Funds Administered by River Operations and the Office of Environment and Research

2007
2007-509I
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We conducted a review to determine whether the trust funds administered by River Operations and the Office of Environment and Research were administered in accordance with terms of the agreements and applicable laws and regulations. Our scope included all trust funds with balances or activity from...

Review of Travel Reimbursements at TVA

2007
2006-522I
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We performed an inspection to assess the reasonableness of travel reimbursements where employees were (1)in travel status for an extended period of time and/or (2)received significant reimbursements. The scope of the inspection included all reimbursements made to employees during FYs 1999-2006. We...

Review of TVA and Contractor Hiring Practices

2007
2007-10998
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We conducted a review of TVA and contractor employment procedures to determine if TVA policies and procedures ensure the hiring of non-citizens complies with legal requirements. In summary, it appears that TVA has appropriate policies and procedures in place to ensure that (1)its hiring process is...

Review to Ensure New Hires Meet Physical Job Requirements

2007
2007-11096
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Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We conducted a review to assess the procedures in place at TVA to ensure that new hires meet physical job requirements. In summary, we found TVA has a policy in place that requires all new hires to have a medical screening before starting work. However, the TVA Medical Examiners Guide and Health and...

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Evaluation

2007
2007-11184
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

Our review of TVA's compliance with FISMA of 2002 determined that among improvements made during fiscal year 2007, TVA completed revisions to align the security program with NIST FIPS 199 standards and implemented measures to ensure personnel complete security training. While TVA continues to make...

Review of Contract for Hydrated Lime Injection Systems

2007
2007-033C
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Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As part of our annual audit plan, we audited $11.3million in costs billed to TVA by a contractor, to design and install hydrated lime injection systems at various TVA fossil plants. Our audit objective was to determine if the costs the contractor billed to TVA were in compliance with the provisions...

Review of Contract for Reclearing and Maintenance Services

2007
2007-11047
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Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We audited $3.8million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for providing reclearing and maintenance for transmission line right-of-way areas. In summary, we found the contractor could not provide support for an estimated $33,521 in labor costs. The contractor agreed with our finding and explained...

Backup Verification

2007
2007-039T-02
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We performed a review to verify all production servers, databases, and the mainframe were being backed up. Our review found (1)all but 20 production distributed servers, (2)all production databases, and (3)the mainframe were being backed up at the time of our testing. Information Services provided...

Review of TVA Nuclear Medical Services

2007
2007-10982
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We initiated an inspection to determine whether the objectives of TVA Nuclear Medical Services (TVAN Medical) program were being met and assess compliance with applicable regulations. Our review included only the services being performed by TVAN Medical. In summary, we found no stated objectives...

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