The OIG audited $35.7 million in costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Trans-Ash, Inc. for assistance in the off-site fly ash utilization project and ash pond management services at Johnsonville Fossil Plant as well as additional work performed by Trans-Ash under other task agreements. In summary, we determined Trans-Ash billed TVA $1,479,630 for work that was not authorized under the contracts and $186,955 in excessive and unsupported costs. The summary of this report has been added to the Reports section of our Web site. Click here to read this report…

The OIG audited $15.4 million in costs Pressure's On, Inc. (POI) billed to TVA for providing hydroblasting services at TVA locations. The audit included $14.82 million TVA paid to POI as of January 16, 2009 under a hydroblasting services contract and $596,789 for hydroblasting services POI incorrectly billed under a separate contract for vacuuming services only. We determined POI had overbilled TVA $4,145,909 and noted numerous instances where POI did not pay its employees according to contract provisions. A summary of this report was added to the Reports section of our Web site. Click here here to read this report…