Federal Reports

As part of our annual audit plan, we performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Voith Hydro, Inc. (Voith) under Contract No. 9000, for hydro modernization, unit rehabilitation, and functional support services in support of TVA's hydro facilities, including Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant. The contract provided for TVA to compensate Voith for these services on either a fixed price, time and material, and/or target price estimate basis. Our audit objectives were to determine if (1) costs were billed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract and (2) tasks were issued using the most cost efficient pricing methodology. Our audit scope included about $119.6 million in costs TVA paid to Voith from August 20, 2014, through December 31, 2020. This included $118.2 million for fixed price projects and $1.4 million for time and material projects. In summary, we determined Voith billed TVA (1) at least $2,435,353 for labor classifications that did not have a corresponding labor rate in the contract and (2) $12,606 in excessive labor rates due to ineligible rate adjustments. In addition, based on the limited fixed price information we reviewed, it did not appear TVA was paying excessive prices by compensating Voith on primarily a fixed price basis. (Summary Only)

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of the United States Capitol Police (USCP or the Department) as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, we considered USCP's internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements and on internal control over financial reporting.

In accordance with our annual plan, the United States Capitol Police (USCP or the Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Department's financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Our objective was to express an opinion on the fairness of the financial statements in all material respects and render an opinion on controls over financial reporting and report on compliance with laws, regulations, and contracts. Our audit was conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.