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The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Chemistry/Environmental (Chemistry) organization to identify factors that could impact WBN Chemistry’s organizational effectiveness. Our report identified behavioral risks that could have a negative impact on WBN Chemistry’s effectiveness, including those related to (1) interactions with certain management and (2) relationships between employees.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined a cost proposal for engineering, design, and construction support services. Our examination objective was to determine if the cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 5-year, $300 million contract.In our opinion, the cost proposal was overstated. Specifically, we found the proposed labor markup rates, for recovery of indirect costs, were overstated compared to recent actual costs.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a company for engineering, design, and construction support services. Our examination objective was to determine if the company's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 5-year, $20.5 million contract.In our opinion, the company's cost proposal was overstated. Specifically, we found the proposed total labor markup rate, for recovery of the company's indirect costs, was overstated compared to recent actual costs.

In the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Congress established a comprehensive program to preserve the historical and cultural foundations of the nation as a living part of community life. Section 106 of the Act requires federal agencies to consider the effects of projects they carry out, approve, or fund on historic properties.

As part of our annual audit plan, we performed an audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Thalle Construction Company, Inc. (Thalle) for construction and modification services for civil projects and coal combustion product management under Contract No. 10061. The contract provided for TVA to compensate Thalle for work on either a cost reimbursable, target cost estimate (TCE), or fixed price basis.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a company for engineering, design, and construction support services. Our examination objective was to determine if the company's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 5-year, $200 million contract.In our opinion, the company's cost proposal was fairly stated. However, we found the company's proposed labor rate ranges were not reflective of the actual salary costs for company employees.

The Office of the Inspector General audited TVA's management of Mac® desktops and laptops to determine if Mac® desktop and laptop patching and configuration management followed TVA policy. In summary, we found (1) TVA is at potential risk for compromise of Mac® desktops and laptops due to inaccurate inventory, (2) TVA was not patching Mac® systems in the designated time frames in TVA policy, and (3) TVA did not have a Mac® baseline as required by TVA policy. TVA management agreed with our findings and recommendations.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a company for engineering, design, and construction support services. Our examination objective was to determine if the company's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 5-year, $200 million contract.In our opinion, the company's cost proposal included labor markup rates for the recovery of indirect costs that were misstated.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a company for engineering, design, and construction support services. Our examination objective was to determine if the company's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned 5-year, $90 million contract.In our opinion, the company's cost proposal was overstated. Specifically, we found the methodology the company used to calculate its proposed labor markup rates was not reflective of the divisions that would be performing the anticipated scopes of work.

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Site Security (SS) organization to identify factors that could impact WBN SS's organizational effectiveness. Our report identified strengths that positively affected WBN SS related to (1) organizational alignment, (2) positive interactions within WBN SS, (3) first-line management support, and (4) positive ethical culture. We also identified risks that could impact the effectiveness of WBN SS to achieve its responsibilities in support of the Nuclear vision and TVA mission.