Federal Reports

The Government Accountability Office defines training as educational programs of instruction in professional, technical, or other fields that are, or will be, related to the employee’s job responsibilities. TVA’s Regulatory and Corporate Training and Support organization aims to (1) create and maintain safety and environmental training that ensures employees are trained to regulatory requirements, (2) support the job assessment process to ensure employees are assigned the training they need to perform their jobs, and (3) create and support the corporate and technical training that enables individual professional and technical development. Due to the importance of training and development programs in contributing to improved organizational performance and enhanced employee skills and competencies, we conducted an evaluation of TVA’s training and development processes. We found the process for identifying training needs was generally effective; however, we found some of TVA’s training processes were not effective and needed improvement. Specifically, we found (1) not all individuals were assigned the appropriate training, and (2) the effectiveness of training was not always being measured.

FEMA awarded $110 million in humanitarian relief funds provided by ARPA to the EFSP National Board to provide services to families and individuals encountered by DHS in communities most impacted by the humanitarian crisis at the Southwest border. As of September 8, 2021, the National Board awarded $80.6 million of the funds to 25 local recipient organizations (LRO) in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. We reviewed $12.9 million from 18 LROs and found they did not always use the funds consistent with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Humanitarian Relief Funding and Application Guidance (funding and application guidance).

Our objective was to assess whether the Postal Service’smanagement of trailer utilization is effective. To accomplish ourobjective, we analyzed trailer utilization data, HCR schedules,and load scan performance for FY 2022. Further, we conductedobservations at facilities with average trailer utilization above65 percent, between 40 and 65 percent, and below 40 percentduring FY 2022.

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At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a company for performance of nonnuclear modification and supplemental maintenance services. Our examination objective was to determine if the company's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 5-year, $579 million contract.In our opinion, the company's cost proposal was overstated. Specifically, we found the proposed markup rate for recovery of the company's workers' compensation and general liability costs exceeded the markup rate and application base provided for in TVA's request for proposal (RFP). We estimated TVA could avoid about $4.39 million over the planned $579 million contract by negotiating revised workers' compensation and general liability insurance markup rates and application base to comply with the RFP requirements.(Summary Only)

The EPA Office of Inspector General has observed that grantees and subrecipients may not be fully aware of key fraud prevention and enforcement measures.