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Tennessee Valley Authority: Issues Surrounding Decision to Contract Out Construction Activities

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 31, 1992
Report No. RCED-92-105
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Summary:

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has traditionally used its own employees to do most of its engineering, construction, and modification work. In a significant departure from its long-standing reliance on an in-house construction work force, TVA announced a new policy in May 1991 to contract out all construction and major modification work. Concerns were raised that this decision could mean that thousands of TVA employees would lose their jobs. This report examines the (1) basis for TVA's decision to contract out construction and major modification work; (2) rationale for certain procedures TVA has followed in complying with the Government in the Sunshine Act; (3) effect of the decision on TVA employees, including the number and type of employees affected; and (4) effect of the decision on TVA operations.

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