Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

We audited TVA’s onboarding actions completed for all active IT contractors as of March 26, 2020, including background investigations and cybersecurity awareness training requirements to determine if IT contractors are granted logical access in accordance with TVA policy. TVA Information Technology...

This investigation was initiated after OIG auditors identified irregular transactions paid for with a TVA Purchasing Card. More specifically, the auditors discovered the Purchasing Card was used by a cardholder to make payments to an apartment complex. The subsequent investigation substantiated that...

We included an audit of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) plans for an active shooter incident in our annual audit plan due to the potential risk of an active shooter incident occurring. Our audit objective was to determine if TVA has adequate plans in place to prevent, prepare for, and manage...

We audited the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) business meeting and hospitality expenses to determine if they complied with TVA’s Business Meetings and Hospitality policy and any other applicable TVA guidance. Our audit scope included approximately $6.5 million in business meeting and hospitality...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Radiation Protection (RP) organization to identify factors that could impact WBN RP’s organizational effectiveness. Our report identified behaviors that had a positive impact on WBN RP. However, we also...

We determined significant amounts of overtime were worked by employees at all six of TVA’s coal plants. Specifically, the overtime worked at these plants was the equivalent of 165 full-time employees. In addition, we determined some individual employees worked significant amounts of overtime. For...

We determined significant amounts of overtime were worked by employees at some gas plants. Specifically, we determined 69 percent (221,517 hours) of the 318,903 hours of overtime was performed at 7 of the 17 plants. The overtime worked at these 7 plants was the equivalent of 51 full-time employees...

We audited the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Economic Development (ED) loan program to determine if TVA ED loans were executed and administered in accordance with TVA policies and procedures. Our audit scope included 59 loans with outstanding balances of approximately $47.5 million as of...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Treasury organization to identify factors that could impact Treasury’s organizational effectiveness. Our report identified behaviors that had a positive impact on Treasury. These included interactions with team members and leadership. We...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Enterprise Planning (EP) organization to identify factors that could impact EP’s organizational effectiveness. We identified behaviors that positively affected EP. These included leadership actions, relationships with team members...