Audit Reports
June 22, 2011 | Audit Reports
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Infrastructure Improvements Achieved but Less than Planned
The objective of this audit was to review American Recovery and Reinvestment-funded, Jacobs-managed projects to determine the extent to which planned… Read more
June 16, 2011 | Audit Reports
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Fewer Security Improvements than Anticipated Will be Made and Majority of Projects are Not Complete
The objective of this audit was to review American Recovery and Reinvestment funded police and security projects to determine the extent to which… Read more
June 02, 2011 | Audit Reports
Strategic Asset Management Program: Further Actions Should be Taken to Reduce Business Disruption Risk
The objective of this audit was to determine whether Strategic Asset Management (SAM) program’s implementation approach effectively addresses… Read more
April 21, 2011 | Audit Reports
On-Time-Performance Incentives: Inaccurate Invoices Were Paid Due to Long-standing Weaknesses in Amtrak’s Invoice-Review Process
The objectives of this audit were to (1) determine whether Metro-North Commuter Railroad complied with operating agreements in calculating on-time… Read more
March 31, 2011 | Audit Reports
Evaluation of Amtrak’s FY 2010 Fleet Strategy: A Commendable High-Level Plan That Needs Deeper Analysis and Planning Integration
Our objective was to assess whether the critical data and assumptions that have a material impact on the equipment and financial resource estimates… Read more
March 15, 2011 | Audit Reports
Operation RedBlock: Actions Needed to Improve Program Effectiveness
Our objectives were to determine the progress made by the company in implementing the recommendations made in our March 2008 evaluation report and to… Read more
January 14, 2011 | Audit Reports
Strategic Asset Management Program Controls Design Is Generally Sound, But Improvements Can Be Made
Our audit objective was to review SAM program’s internal controls design to determine whether it adequately identified and mitigated internal control… Read more
January 12, 2011 | Audit Reports
Price Proposal Audit: Amtrak Should Negotiate a Price Adjustment to a Major Acquisition Contract
Our audit objectives were to determine whether (1) the data were current, accurate, and complete; (2) the contractor’s internal controls were… Read more
December 22, 2010 | Audit Reports
Incurred Cost Audit: Amtrak's Track Replacement and Related Improvements Contracts
Amtrak awarded two cost reimbursable plus fee contracts up to a combined guaranteed maximum price of over $11 million to perform work related to… Read more
December 13, 2010 | Audit Reports
Incurred Cost Audit: Amtrak's Design/Build Improvements Contract (Summary)
Our audit objective was to determine the accuracy and acceptability of costs invoiced by the Contractor.