Open Recommendations

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This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

This recommendation contains sensitive information that should not be made public. Therefore, we are not including the wording for this recommendation.

We recommend Social Security Administration (SSA) enhance its award oversight controls to require that SSA employees confirm contractor personnel meet the labor qualifications outlined in the Statement of Work at the date of award.

We recommend SSA ensure Contracting Officer’s Representatives and Contracting Officers retain contractor resumes in accordance with Federal record retention policies as specified in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

We recommend SSA maintain contract file documentation of the review and approval of initial and replacement contractor employees.

We recommend SSA re-validate key personnel periodically to ensure contractors meet labor qualifications.

We recommend SSA use a centralized property management system to track all government furnished IT equipment issued to contractors.

We recommend SSA reconcile its Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) records to the contractors’ property management systems.

We recommend SSA review contractor’s property management system prior to issuing GFE.

We recommend SSA improve award oversight and certification controls to ensure invoices align with the award terms.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Safety, Environment, and Enterprise Support, implement steps for future projects to evaluate financial impacts of project alternatives in accordance with Tennessee Valley Authority project management procedures.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Safety, Environment, and Enterprise Support, implement steps for future projects to verify projects include all costs.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Safety, Environment, and Enterprise Support, implement steps for future projects to review inputs used in economic analysis for reasonableness.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, document the coal combustion residuals storage facility instrumentation requiring monthly monitoring under the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities (CCR Rule).

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, confirm that instrumentation included in monthly and annual reports is accurate.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, reinforce the importance of identifying existing issues during weekly inspections.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, complete corrective actions on the unresolved instrumentation maintenance issues identified in monthly instrumentation monitoring reports.

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Generation Projects and Fleet Services, consider documenting the resolution of minor issues identified in annual inspections.