Information Technology Equipment Inventory

The Office of the Inspector General audited TVA’s information technology (IT) equipment inventory to determine if TVA had controls and processes in place to maintain an accurate and complete inventory of IT equipment. Due to the inventory inaccuracies and control weaknesses, we did not test for inventory completeness. Although we found access controls to IT inventory data were effective, we found TVA’s controls and processes in place to maintain an accurate and complete inventory of IT equipment were ineffective. Specifically, we found IT inventory (1) records were not accurate, (2) lacked reconciliation processes, (3) lacked a deployment and tracking policy, and (4) policies and procedures were not reviewed and updated timely. TVA management agreed with our recommendations.