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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

Nuclear Fatigue Rule – Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

2019
2018-15596
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

Nuclear Power Group Standard Programs and Processes 03.21, Fatigue Rule and Work Hour Limits, includes rules regarding required average minimum days off for covered individuals, as well as overtime rules for how many hours can be worked in specific time periods. Our review of sampled employee and...

Accuracy of Payments Made for Workers’ Compensation Benefits

2019
2018-15591
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We evaluated the process TVA uses to verify the accuracy of payments made to the Department of Labor (DOL) for workers compensation benefits. We determined TVA did not have a formal process to verify the accuracy of payments made for schedule awards. Although TVA’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls...

Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Report - Spring 2019

2019
Semiannual Report
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The TVA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) meets its legal requirement to report to Congress on its results twice a year through its Semiannual Report to Congress. In this semiannual period, our audit, evaluation, and investigative activities identified more than $3.3 million in funds TVA could...

Coal Operations’ Design Change Notice Process

2019
2018-15587
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) drawing program is designed and maintained to document the configuration of TVA’s systems, structures, and components. Drawings are utilized for a variety of reasons, including plant operation, maintenance activities, troubleshooting, and to establish clearance...

Organizational Effectiveness – Transmission Operations, Reliability, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

2019
2018-15609
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Transmission Operations, Reliability, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (TORS) organization to identify operational and cultural strengths and risks that could impact TORS’ organizational effectiveness. Our report identified...

Coal Plant Work Management

2019
2018-15581
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

Due to the importance of maintaining equipment in good operating condition and concerns raised during past Office of the Inspector General reviews, we conducted an evaluation to determine if (1) Coal Operations fully implemented the work management process improvements recommended by Reliability...

Organizational Effectiveness - IT Corporate Solutions

2019
2018-15610
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Information Technology (IT) Corporate Solutions organization to identify operational and cultural strengths and risks that could impact IT Corporate Solutions' organizational effectiveness. Our report identified strengths related to (1)...

Reliability of Inventory Data in Maximo

2019
2018-15603
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

Based upon concerns regarding the reliability of data in Maximo, we conducted an evaluation of inventory data in Maximo to determine if (1) data entered into key inventory fields in Maximo was valid and (2) key inventory fields were utilized consistently. We found most key inventory fields were...

Organizational Effectiveness Follow-Up - Materials and Transportation Management

2019
2019-15638
Inspection / Evaluation
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The Office of the Inspector General previously conducted an evaluation of Materials and Transportation Management (M&TM) (Evaluation 2016-15586, July 27, 2017) to identify strengths and risks that could affect M&TM's organizational effectiveness. Our report identified several strengths and risks...

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