All Audit Documents

November 02, 2016 |  Other Audit Correspondence

Close-out Memorandum: Audit of Agreement-Covered Employee Eligibility for Health Care Benefits

On April 16, 2015, we initiated an audit of Amtrak's (the company) management of eligibility determinations for agreement employees’ healthcare… Read more
Tracking Number
013-2015
October 31, 2016 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo – Audit of the Short Term Incentive (STI) and Long Term Incentive (LTI) Payments (Project 001-2017)

In anticipation of the company making incentive payments to its employees by December 31, 2016, the Board of Directors has asked us to review the… Read more
Tracking Number

001-2017

October 06, 2016 |  Audit Reports

SAFETY AND SECURITY: Progress Made in Implementing Positive Train Control, but Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Timely Completion of Remaining Tasks

The Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 requires Amtrak (the company) to implement an approved Positive Train Control (… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2017-001

September 30, 2016 |  Audit Reports

ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT:Opportunities Exist to Improve Management of Technical Support Services Contracts

Our objective was to examine the extent to which the contract management team followed leading practices in managing the Siemens technical support… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2016-013

September 29, 2016 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE:Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2015

Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2016-012

September 15, 2016 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo— Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountant Conducting the FY 2016 Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit

This is to inform you that we are initiating engagements to monitor the work of the independent public accountant (IPA) performing the audits of… Read more
Tracking Number

016-2016 and 017-2016

September 08, 2016 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Management of Diesel Fuel

We are initiating an audit of the company’s management and oversight of diesel fuel use. Our objective is to assess the efficiency and effectiveness… Read more
Tracking Number

019-2016

September 07, 2016 |  Audit Reports

TRAIN OPERATIONS: Adopting Leading Practices Could Improve Passenger Boarding Experience

Our objectives were to (1) identify leading practices for passenger boarding, (2) evaluate the extent to which the company’s passenger boarding… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2016-011

August 09, 2016 |  Audit Reports

Progress Made Installing Video Surveillance Systems, But Coverage and Performance Could Be Improved

Our objective for this report was to assess the outcome of the company’s efforts to install an integrated and effective national VSS network.
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2016-010

July 28, 2016 |  Other Audit Correspondence

Close-out Memorandum: Accounting for Business Lines of Operation

On March 11, 2015, we initiated an audit of the company’s accounting for business lines of operation. The objective of this audit was to review the… Read more
Tracking Number

011-2015