An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Brought to you by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
We assessed the extent COO organizations were complying with the work management requirements outlined in COO SPP 7.0, COO Work Management. The work management process includes the "establishment of Program elements required to manage work in a safe, reliable, environmentally conscious, and efficient manner." In general, organizations were complying with the requirement to complete a work package. However, (1) most work package documentation was not retained, (2) inconsistencies exist in the development and use of work packages, and (3) multiple computer applications contribute to inconsistencies. The COO agreed with our findings and plans to initiate corrective actions. Summary Only
We reviewed TVA's ethics practices and identified industry best practices which TVA could implement including (1) an ethics committee to oversee the ethics initiative, (2) a communication strategy that ensures all employees have ethics information, (3) requiring all employees to complete ethics training, (4) assessing and rewarding ethical conduct,(5) assessing the extent to which employees accept organizational values and policies, and (6) communicating to all employees that ethics standards are a high priority with top management. We provided this information to the President and Chief Operating Officer for his consideration.
We audited $33.6 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for the administration of TVA's dental benefit program. We questioned $381,392, including (1) unsupported and duplicate claims, (2) claims paid for ineligible individuals, (3) claim payments that exceeded plan limits, and (4) ineligible orthodontic benefits. TVA is negotiating resolution of the overbillings with the contractor. Summary Only
We determined TVA had been overbilled $103,007 (out of $10.9 million that had been billed) for services performed at BFN Unit 1 by a subcontractor. The overbilling included (1) unsupported labor hours, (2) ineligible fees that had been applied to travel and relocation costs, and (3) ineligible jury duty hours. TVA is assessing our recommendations. Summary Only
