Federal Reports

The enclosed report presents the results of the audit of the Commission’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013

Unlike most national employers, the Postal Service does not adjust wages to reflect local pay rates or cost-of-living differences. The Postal Service should consider locality pay as a means of instituting a more fair system that could save expenses in some areas and enhance the quality and stability of its workforce in others.

The Non-Nuclear Employee Concerns Program (ECP) is important to the Tennessee Valley Authority's current culture and environment. The OIG conducted a review to determine whether the program was addressing employee concerns in a timely and effective manner.We found improvements in the Non-Nuclear ECP have been made in addressing concerns in a timely manner, but the effectiveness of the program could be improved. We found (1) instances where the Non-Nuclear ECP was not adequately addressing employee concerns, and (2) some employees felt concerns were not being adequately addressed and reported experiencing pressure and repercussions from management and team members.We recommended TVA management (1) identify an individual to perform audits and assessments of closed concerns, (2) coach individuals addressing concerns on what constitutes a sufficient investigation, and (3) develop an instrument to send to complainants to indicate instances of retaliation and investigate as necessary. TVA management agreed with our findings and recommendations. Summary Only