All Audit Documents
June 19, 2015 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Progress Made Implementing Positive Train Control, but Significant Challenges Remain
Our reporting objective is to provide a point in time assessment of the company’s progress implementing its FRA-approved plan, with a specific… Read more
June 18, 2015 | Audit Reports
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT: NEW JERSEY HIGH-SPEED RAIL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HAS COST AND SCHEDULE RISKS
This report provides the results of our audit of the New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement Program (the program). Amtrak (the company) initiated the… Read more
June 18, 2015 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Profile of Timesheet Data of Agreement Employees for Calendar Year 2014
Our reporting objective was to analyze timesheet data to identify trends and patterns that could be useful in detecting fraud, waste, and abuse.… Read more
May 19, 2015 | Audit Reports
Information Technology: Reservation System Infrastructure Updated, but Future System Sustainability Remains an Issue
Our audit objective was to determine to what extent the Res-NG program met its objective of modernizing the company’s reservation system.
May 19, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Top Management and Performance Challenges
We are initiating a project to update our September 2014 report, Amtrak: Top Management and Performance Challenges. This report summarized our… Read more
May 14, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Assessing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Management Processes for Overseeing the General Electric Diesel Locomotive Service Contract
Our objective is to review the adequacy of contract oversight and administration, focusing on cost, schedule, and performance in terms of the… Read more
April 16, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Health Care Eligibility and Coordination of Benefits for Agreement-Covered Employees Audit
Our objective is to determine whether the company’s third-party health care administrators are paying only (1) medical and prescription claims for… Read more
April 14, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Assessing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Management Processes for the Operations Foundation Program
We are initiating an audit of the Operations Foundation Program from our Annual Audit Plan. The Operations department manages this multi-year program… Read more
March 31, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountants Conducting the FY 2014 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
March 13, 2015 | Audit Reports
Human Capital: Incentive Awards were appropriate, but payment controls can be improved
The objective of this audit was to review the accuracy of the company’s reported plan goal achievement and payments to employees.