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The OIG performed this evaluation to determine whether the Nuclear Employee Concerns Program (ECP) was addressing employee concerns in an effective and timely manner for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. In summary, we determined Nuclear ECP generally addressed employee concerns in an effective manner; however, we identified areas for improvement related to documentation, the resolution follow-up process, and reporting to site management.

The OIG audited costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by URS Energy and Construction, Inc. (URS), under contract numbers 66777 and 72142. The audit included approximately $113.6 million in costs URS billed to TVA from January 1, 2012, to November 26, 2013.The OIG determined URS may have overbilled TVA $6,885,835 in shared cost savings and $317,852 for a completion bonus, due to potential misrepresentations in estimated material costs included in the Target Cost Estimate for the John Sevier Combined Cycle project.

The OIG performed this audit to evaluate the effectiveness of TVA's Information Technology Infrastructure Delivery (ID) group in meeting TVA's mission and values. In summary, we found that ID's operational maturity is well defined. However, there are opportunities for ID to improve its disaster recovery program and improve communications within one of ID's operational groups. TVA management agreed with our findings and recommendations.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, the OIG examined proposed hourly labor rates and drilling services unit rates for a managed task contract for TVA's Dam Safety Assurance Program. Our objective was to determine if the proposed hourly labor rates and drilling services unit rates were fairly stated. In our opinion, the proposed hourly labor rates were fairly stated.

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, the OIG examined a cost proposal submitted for construction/modification services. Our objective was to determine if the cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned $100 million contract. In our opinion, the cost proposal (1) included inconsistent equipment and labor markup rates, (2) included overstated labor markup rates, (3) overstated the Paradise Fossil Plant baseline project price, and (4) overstated the minimum non-manual wage rates.

FISMA is meant to bolster computer and network security within the federal government. In accordance with FISMA and guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, TVA and the TVA OIG are required to report on agency-wide IT security and privacy practices annually. In our 2015 review of TVA's information security program, we found TVA was in compliance in the security program control areas of (1) identity and access management, (2) incident response and reporting, (3) plan of action and milestones, (4) remote access management, and (5) contingency planning.

The OIG audited corporate card transactions totaling $17.3 million for the period March 1, 2014, through August 31, 2014, to determine if appropriate policies and controls were in place to mitigate the risk of charge card fraud and abuse. We found policies could be strengthened and appropriate controls put in place to mitigate the risk of charge card fraud and abuse. We also found there was no documentation to explain the various database tables or the contents of corporate card data fields in the Employee Reimbursement System (ERS).

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain, the OIG examined a cost proposal submitted for construction/modification services. Our objective was to determine if the vendor's cost proposal was fairly stated for a planned $100 million contract.

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires federal inspectors general, including the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) OIG to review the work of nonfederal auditors to assure their work complies with Government Auditing Standards (GAS) as set forth by the Comptroller General of the United States. We reviewed the work of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) in relation to its audit of TVA's fiscal year 2015 financial statements and internal control over financial reporting.