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Compliance with H-1B Visa Regulations

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2019-15633
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Description
We identified nine contractor employees who were H-1B visa nonimmigrants betweenJanuary 31, 2017, and January 31, 2019. We determined the nine contractor employees we identified as being H-1B nonimmigrants met selected criteria of the visa regulations. However, we could not confirm the actual number of H-1B visa nonimmigrants or foreign nationals who worked at TVA during the scope of our evaluation because the data in citizenship and visa fields in TVA’s Human Resources system was determined to be unreliable. Additionally, we identified an opportunity for improvement related to verifying documentation supporting nonimmigrant employment eligibility of contractor employees.
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

We recommend the Vice President, People First Solution Center, take actions to require TVA HR to routinely audit, validate, or otherwise verify nonimmigrant employment eligibility documentation of contractor employees.