The Tennessee Valley Authority’s use of a nearly $7 million executive helicopter was not always cost effective, and broke federal travel rules and its own policies, the organization’s inspector general said in a new report.
News outlets report that an internal audit of TVA helicopter use was released this week. It says many trips executives made on their helicopter were too short for such aircraft, like traveling between Knoxville and Chattanooga. Auditors determined that it cost around $1,100 to make the trips between the cities separated by roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers), and saved 15 to 24 minutes compared to driving.
The report says violations…
