Can TVA management control OIG communications?
No. I express my views about TVA to Congress, the Administration and the media as I deem appropriate. TVA has no control or oversight over those communications. By the same token, we value cooperation with the TVA Board and TVA management, and we solicit their views about a number of subjects from time to time. Ultimately, we make our own decisions independent of TVA management or the Board about how we communicate the results of our work. We currently enjoy a healthy level of mutual respect. Can OIG order TVA management to take specific action? No. The TVA Board and TVA management – not the Inspector General – are charged with running TVA. They make policy. OIG audits, inspects and investigates. We make recommendations for change, which TVA management generally follows. Sometimes OIG and TVA management disagree about what action TVA management should take, and sometimes TVA management chooses not to follow our recommendations, but that is infrequent. Congress requires us to file writt
