Federal Reports

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a company for coal combustion residual (CCR) program management services. Our examination objective was to determine if the company's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 20-year contract.In our opinion, the company's cost proposal was overstated. Specifically, we found the company's proposed:Gallatin Fossil Plant (GAF) project for $364.1 million included (1) craft labor rates not compliant with TVA's Project Labor Agreement (PLA), (2) overstated markup rates, and <br> (3) excessive fee.Alternate GAF proposal for $361.5 million included overstated escalation on TVA's heavy equipment, in addition to the same overstated costs in the company's $364.1 million GAF proposal.Contract rate attachments included (1) overstated and incorrect labor and labor markup rates, (2) overstated equipment rates, and (3) overstated time and material (T&M) rates.We estimated TVA could avoid either (1) $20.1 million on the proposed $364.1 million GAF project or (2) $28.6 million on the alternate proposed $361.5 million GAF project by negotiating appropriate reductions to the proposals. In addition, we suggest TVA negotiate to revise the company's rate attachments to (1) comply with the PLA and (2) appropriately reduce the labor markup rates, equipment rates, and T&M rates.(Summary Only)

We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA’s administration and oversight of IIJA grant awards. With IIJA appropriations, the EPA will receive approximately $55 billion in additional funding for grants over a five-year period.

SIGTARP recommends that Treasury complete an assessment to determine the extent to which current economic conditions, particularly increased inflation and essential living costs, are impacting HAMP homeowners. SIGTARP also recommends that Treasury take action, within its authority, to address any findings from its assessment that indicate economic conditions are impacting HAMP homeowners and increasing the risk that the program will not achieve its goal of preventing avoidable foreclosures.

The objective was to determine the extent to which DHS is positioned to prevent and reduce domestic terrorism in the United States. We determined that DHS has taken steps to help the United States counter terrorism, but those efforts have not always been consistent. This occurred because the Department has not established a governance body with staff dedicated to long-term oversight and coordination of its efforts to combat domestic terrorism.

We closed this evaluation because the DOI detected and responded to our simulated attacks against bureau public-facing systems.