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March 26, 2013 |  Audit Reports

MANAGEMENT OF OVERTIME: Best Practice Controls Can Help in Developing Needed Policies and Procedures

Amtrak has started to focus management attention on improving controls over the approval and use of overtime. However, much work remains to be done,… Read more
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OIG-A-2013-009

March 13, 2013 |  Audit Reports

AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Internal Control Weaknesses Lead to Overpayments (Southern Pacific) [Redacted]

The objective of this audit was to determine whether Southern Pacific Transportation Company's (the host railroad) invoices to Amtrak for services… Read more
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OIG-A-2013-007

February 15, 2013 |  Audit Reports

AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Undetected Inaccuracies Resulted in Overpayments

The objective of this audit was to determine whether BNSF Railway's on-time-performance incentives invoiced to Amtrak from July through December 2006… Read more
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OIG-A-2013-006

February 01, 2013 |  Audit Reports

QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW: Amtrak's Independent Public Accountant Met Applicable Auditing Standards for the Fiscal Year 2012 Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

In its audit of Amtrak's consolidated financial statements, Ernst & Young concluded that the consolidated financial statements fairly presented,… Read more
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OIG-A-2013-004

December 20, 2012 |  Audit Reports

RAILROAD SAFETY: Amtrak Has Made Progress in Implementing Positive Train Control, but Significant Challenges Remain

Therefore, we focused our work on Amtrak’s efforts to identify and mitigate risks to the successful implementation of PTC by the December 31, 2015,… Read more
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OIG-E-2013-003

December 04, 2012 |  Audit Reports

ACELA CAR PURCHASE: Questioned Costs Identified in Price Proposal

On February 27, 2012, Amtrak received a price proposal to deliver 40 Acela coach cars. Given the high dollar value and Amtrak’s plan to award a sole-… Read more
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OIG-A-2013-002

September 27, 2012 |  Audit Reports

RAILROAD SAFETY: Amtrak is Not Adequately Addressing Rising Drug and Alcohol Use by Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions

We initiated this evaluation to determine whether Amtrak is ensuring that its HOS employees are complying with federal regulations governing the use… Read more
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OIG-E-2012-023

September 27, 2012 |  Audit Reports

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITS: Observations for Improving Oversight of the Independent Public Accountant

Our objectives were to (1) gain an understanding of the company’s contract solicitation, administration, facilitation, and oversight activities as… Read more
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OIG-A-2012-017

September 21, 2012 |  Audit Reports

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Some Questioned Invoice Charges and Minimal Benefit from Duplicative Invoice-Review Process

Our objectives were to determine whether the (1) costs billed by the design/build contractors were adequately supported and allowable under the… Read more
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OIG-A-2012-021

September 07, 2012 |  Audit Reports

FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Initiatives to Help Reduce Direct Operating Losses Can Be Enhanced by Overall Plan

Specifically, our reporting objectives are to (1) determine whether opportunities exist to improve food and beverage program management… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2012-020