Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of Human Resources (HR) to identify operational and cultural strengths and risks that could impact HR's organizational effectiveness. Our report identified strengths within HR related to (1) organizational alignment, (2) collaboration within the...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Standard Programs and Processes (SPP) 04.021, TVA Inventory Management Process, defines "surplus" as material that is not expected to be used within the next 3 years by TVA. Due to the risk of disposing of needed materials, and as a result of employee concerns...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted an evaluation of Safety and Performance Improvement (SPI) to identify strengths and risks that could impact SPI's organizational effectiveness. Our evaluation identified strengths within SPI related to (1) organizational alignment, (2) customer focus, (3...

Due to concerns identified in a prior review related to the length of time Transmission and Power Supply (TPS) direct charge materials had been stored at the Muscle Shoals Distribution Center (MSDC), we initiated an evaluation to determine if TPS direct charge materials were being managed...

The Office of the Inspector General audited cyber security of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) gas secure rooms that provide remote logical access to all TVA gas fired plants. We found the architecture, current standard programs and processes, and draft standard operating procedures contain...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of Talent Acquisition and Diversity (TAD) to identify strengths and risks that could impact TAD's organizational effectiveness. Our evaluation identified strengths within TAD related to (1) organizational alignment, (2) collaboration, (3)...

The Office of the Inspector General audited Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Internet-accessible Web sites to identify cyber security weaknesses through penetration testing. In summary, 37 Internet-accessible Web sites were tested, and 7 high risk vulnerabilities were identified. Two of the high...

The Office of the Inspector General previously conducted an evaluation of Bull Run Fossil Plant (BRF) (Evaluation Report 2015-15357 issued March 30, 2016) to identify strengths and risks that could impact BRF's organizational effectiveness. Our final report identified several operational and...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted an evaluation of Materials and Transportation Management (M&TM) to identify strengths and risks that could impact M&TM's organizational effectiveness. Our evaluation identified strengths within M&TM related to (1) employee teamwork, (2) customer service...

The OIG audited the overall effectiveness of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) patch management process for high-risk, end-user desktops and laptops as they are most vulnerable to spear phishing, a very common tactic used in today's environment to infiltrate computer networks and spread malware...