Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

To assist TVA in preparing for compliance in fiscal year 2007 with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX 404), we reviewed the documentation and design of certain financial reporting controls determined by the Controller's organization to be in scope for SOX 404 compliance and reporting...

We reviewed $64.5 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for subcontracted engineering services performed at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 1. We determined TVA had been over billed $34,958. The overbilling included (1) $20,243 of temporary living allowance (TLA) payments that had not been...

We reviewed and evaluated the control design and documentation for the time reporting process to determine whether key financial reporting risks were addressed in the control framework. In summary, we determined process control documentation was inadequate in the areas of establishing responsibility...

As a result of our review of the procedures and key control activities used to track and account for tools at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (Inspection No. 2005-526I), we performed an inspection to asses the processes and key control activities used to track and account for tools at WBN. TVA Nuclear...

We identified no instance where PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP did not comply in all material respects with Government Auditing Standards in its review of TVA's interim financial information for the first quarter of FY 2006.

We determined that approximately 95 percent of the items selected for review from items in BLN's construction inventory records pertaining to 213 commodities were actually warehoused at BLN. We also noted that the sales price of the inventory will likely be less than the original purchase cost due...

We determined that while TVA's June 2002 proposed COOP appears to address major COOP requirements as stated in Federal Preparedness Circular 65 and provides guidance for the preparation of site-, activity-, or business-unit specific plans, TVA's COOP lacks proper implementation and support...

Determined the (1) Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 LLRW estimate appeared reasonable when unforeseen incurred LLRW disposal costs were taken into account and (2) the processes, methodology, and assumptions used to develop the FY 2006 disposal estimates were consistent with those used in developing the FY 2005...

We determined that HED appears to be following the policies and procedures set forth in their tool management policy for the distribution and reclamation of tools at the fossil plant sites. HED procedures and key control activities ensure that HED leased tools are adequately tracked and accounted...

We determined (1) not all purchasers of hospitality had completed the hospitality training module, (2) some purchases were not charged to the correct cost classification, (3) TVA's Hospitality Policy did not require use of TVA Form 17901, Pre-approval of TVA Hospitality Expenditure, (4) TVA's...