TVA introduced the Valley Investment Initiative (VII) program as a means to incentivize customers to invest in the economic development of its geographic area. The OIG included a review of the VII program in its annual audit plan as the budget for this program has significantly increased since its inception in 2009. Our audit objective was to determine if TVA was exercising adequate oversight over the VII program. In summary, we found Economic Development personnel complied with TVA policies and procedures for oversight of program operations; however, TVA oversight of the VII program as a whole could be improved. For example, TVA had not established performance measures specific to the VII program nor performed an evaluation study to determine the effectiveness of the program. We also noted customer compliance audits could be improved by adding independent verification of customer reported information.We made four recommendations that pertain to improving TVA's oversight of the VII program. TVA management generally agreed with our recommendations and plans to take action to address them. Summary Only
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority | TVA Valley Investment Initiative Program | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| National Archives and Records Administration | Audit of NARA's Processing of Textual Records | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | Audit of the Cost and Security Policies and Procedures for USAID's Mobile Devices | Audit |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Audit of USAID/Pakistan's Small Grants Program | Audit |
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| Department of Justice | Audit of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery Program and Office of Justice Programs Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants Awarded to the City of Portland, Maine | Audit |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Audit of USAID's Compliance with Executive Order 13536 Prohibiting Support to al-Shabaab in Somalia | Audit |
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| U.S. Postal Service | Shortpaid Postage – Information - Based Indicia Packages, Southern Area | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | The Office of Appeals Continues to Experience Difficulties in the Handling of Collection Due Process Cases | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | Full Compliance With Trusted Internet Connection Requirements Is Progressing; However, Improvements Would Strengthen Security | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Peer Review: System Review Report on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General Audit Organization and Corresponding Letter of Comment | Peer Review of OIG | Agency-Wide | View Report | |