At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Supply Chain's former Director of Sourcing, we audited costs billed to TVA by ScottMadden, Inc. (ScottMadden) under Contract Nos. 3526, 8579, and 8689. Under the contracts, ScottMadden provided consulting services that included, but were not limited to, financial management and business management services. Our audit scope included about $19.6 million in costs that ScottMadden billed to TVA from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2015, under the three separate contracts. Our audit objectives were to determine if (1) the costs billed to TVA by ScottMadden were in compliance with the contracts' terms and (2) task authorizations awarded under the contracts were in compliance with TVA policies, processes, and procedures.In summary, we determined ScottMadden billed TVA (1) $2,077,043 for work that was performed prior to authorization and (2) $273,890 for labor categories that were not included in the pricing schedules of Contract Nos. 3526 and 8579. In addition, although ScottMadden had a higher percentage of sole-source awarded tasks than its competitors, we determined Supply Chain was following its intended competitive model for the blanket contracts to obtain the best value for TVA.(Summary Only)
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority | ScottMadden, Inc. - Contract Nos. 3526, 8579, and 8689 | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Agriculture | Food Safety and Inspection Service's Controls Over Declaring Allergens on Product Labels | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Internal Revenue Service | The Big Data Analytics General Support System Security Controls Need Improvement | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Health & Human Services | Management and Development for Health Did Not Always Manage the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Funds in Accordance With Award Requirements | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Social Security Administration | Individuals Who Had Federal Earnings and Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Overpayments | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Defense | External Peer Review Report on the Army Audit Agency Special Access Program Audits | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Homeland Security | Verification Review: FEMA's Lack of Process for Tracking Public Assistance Insurance Requirements Places Billions of Tax Dollars at Risk | Review | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | The Loudoun County Department of Family Services, Leesburg, VA, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards | Audit |
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| Department of Housing and Urban Development | The Housing Authority of DeKalb County, Decatur, GA, Generally Administered RAD Appropriately but Did Not Accurately Report on Its Capital Fund Program | Audit |
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| Department of Health & Human Services | 2016 Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
