All Reports

We reviewed TVA's process for ensuring it does not knowingly contract with vendors that have been: (1) debarred or suspended by the federal government and/or (2) found unsatisfactory within TVA. In summary, we determined:TVA does not have formal procedures for ensuring TVA does not knowingly contract with vendors that have been debarred or suspended by the federal government.

We found TVA's process for the disposal of surplus computer equipment does not adequately protect TVA resources or track the disposition of surplus equipment.

We reviewed TVA's VISA purchasing card program to (1) identify and assess the operating effectiveness of controls over the program and (2) determine if they incorporate identified best practices. The scope of the project covered all transactions from October 1, 2005, through December 31, 2007.

TVA contracted with Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) to audit TVA's balance sheet as of September 30, 2008, and the related statements of income, changes in proprietary capital, and cash flows for the year then ended. In addition, the contract called for the review of TVA's fiscal year 2008 interim financial information filed on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contract required the work be performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. We evaluated E&Y's work to determine compliance with these standards.

The objective of our review was to assess the procedures and key control activities used to track and account for tools on the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 Construction Project (WBN U2 Project).

TVA contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to audit revisions to the balance sheets and the related statements of income, changes in proprietary capital, and cash flows as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, for the purpose of restating TVA's previously issued financial statements. The contract required the audit be done in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

We reperformed certain procedures due to changes in data previously reviewed by the OIG, the results of which were reported in our October 24, 2008, report under project No. 2008-12062. In reperforming the procedures, we found the (1) actual year-to-date input for the revised fiscal year (FY) 2008 Non-Fuel Operations & Maintenance TVA-wide metric agreed with the underlying support provided by the Controller's organization on December 4, 2008, and (2) revised FY 2008 scorecard and weighted scorecard payout percentages were mathematically accurate. Summary Only

We audited $25.24 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for subcontract services between September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2007. The subcontractors provided personnel to perform asbestos abatement and sampling, along with removal and installation of other insulation material at TVA nuclear plants and subsequently in support of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 1 Recovery Project.

We audited the costs billed to TVA by a contractor for providing professional engineering and technical support services associated with the restart of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Unit 1.

We reviewed TVA's efforts to implement telework as well as any planned telework initiatives.