Investigative Reports

Review of available records and contacts with ARC staff and vendor and distributor representatives, including oral and written voluntary statements, the absence of witnesses, elapsed time, and the absence of inventory controls contributed to inconclusive determinations about these occurrences

Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress and the President an annual report on the activities of the Integrity Committee. For more informatoin about the Integrity Committee, please visit the link below.

This investigation was initiated after the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) received a complaint alleging the TVA Board of Directors (Board) failed to give proper notice as required by the Government in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) when the Board selected William D. (Bill) Johnson as TVA's President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).Our investigation found the following:The Sunshine Act requires public meetings by an executive agency be open to the public. However, as a legal matter, the prevailing view as indicated by the District of Columbia, U.S. Appellate Court, is that notational voting does not constitute a meeting, and it does not constitute a violation of the Sunshine Act. Furthermore, because notational voting does not constitute a meeting as described in the Sunshine Act, notice is not required.In selecting a CEO, the Board decided to use the notational process to protect the privacy of applicants and to address the difficulties of obtaining a quorum at that time.The evidence developed by our investigation shows the Board followed notational procedure by not discussing the candidates' qualifications or otherwise deliberating with one another about the selection. Board members voted separately.Because the Sunshine Act does not prohibit the notational procedure and the evidence demonstrates that the Board properly used that procedure, the Board did not violate the Sunshine Act.

Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress and the President an annual report on the activities of the Integrity Committee. For more informatoin about the Integrity Committee, please visit the link below.

Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress and the President an annual report on the activities of the Integrity Committee. For more informatoin about the Integrity Committee, please visit the link below.

Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress and the President an annual report on the activities of the Integrity Committee. For more informatoin about the Integrity Committee, please visit the link below.

EAC OIG requested that the Department of Interior OIG investigate the work environment at EAC. The investigation was initiated because of numerous confidential and anonymous complaints received from current and former EAC employees.

Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress and the President an annual report on the activities of the Integrity Committee. For more informatoin about the Integrity Committee, please visit the link below.

This redacted Report of Administrative Inquiry regarding a personnel matter was released on September 14, 2009, in response to an administrative appeal of a FOIA request.The OIG reported that a TVA employee provided false information to the OIG during an OIG inspection of the Maintain and Gain (M&G) Program.

EAC OIG requested that the Department of Interior OIG investigate four general issues surrounding a study on voting fraud and voter intimidation.

EAC OIG requested that the Department of Interior OIG investigate an anonymous complaint that SysTest Labs, Incorporated, had falsified the initial and re-certifications of the AutoMark Technical Systems, LLC, Voter Assist Terminal.

We investigated the amount of coal being left in barges after they were unloaded at the Cumberland Fossil Plant. Information provided by the barge company showed that from August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007, TVA abandoned roughly 14,000 tons of coal per month. Based on the average cost per ton, including transportation costs, we estimated TVA lost over $6 million annually. Management advised they would review the cost effectiveness of using a contractor to clean out barges and they would issue an early Request for Proposals to attempt to negotiate language to provide for dedicated barges or clean out services.