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Audit Reports
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Planned Changes Should Improve Amtrak’s Capital Planning Process, and Further Adoption of Sound Business Practices Will Help Optimize the Use of Limited Capital Funds
This report discusses the extent to which the capital planning process reflects sound business practices in (1) developing project proposals, (2) selecting capital projects to fund, and (3) evaluating project outcomes.
Tracking Number: OIG-E-2013-020 | 09/26/2013
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Most Procurement Card Controls are Effective, but Some Need to be Strengthened
Our objective was to test employee compliance with existing PCard controls and to identify control weaknesses.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2013-019 | 09/25/2013
Audit Reports
Governance: Enhanced Controls Needed To Avoid Duplicate Payments
Our objective was to determine whether the Finance department was paying duplicate invoices and to assess the effectiveness of its internal controls to detect duplicate invoices and avoid unnecessary payments.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2013-018 | 09/19/2013
Audit Reports
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Amtrak Has Taken Positive Steps to Safeguard Funds Used For Concrete Tie Replacement Program
This report discusses Amtrak’s efforts to safeguard the use of ARRA funds in its concrete tie replacement program, focusing on its oversight of the production of replacement ties by Rocla.
Tracking Number: OIG-E-2013-017 | 09/18/2013
Audit Reports
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities Exist to Recover Funds and Reduce Future Costs by Improving Procurement Polices
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2013-016 | 07/28/2013
Engagement Memos
Audit Engagement Memo: Top Management and Performance Challenges
The Amtrak OIG is starting a review to assess Amtrak’s top management and performance challenges.
Tracking Number: 020-2012 | 07/24/2013
Engagement Memos
Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Project Planning and Development
This is to inform you that we are initiating a survey of issues related to North East Corridor (NEC) infrastructure projects.
Tracking Number: 012-2013 | 07/17/2013
Engagement Memos
Follow-up Audit on Progress in Achieving Compliance with the American with Disabilities Act
We are initiating a follow-up audit of Amtrak’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADA became law in 1990 and required that intercity rail stations be made accessible to persons with disabilities by July 26, 2010.
Tracking Number: 013-2013 | 07/08/2013
Audit Reports
REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Applying Best Practices Can Improve Real Property Inventory Management Information
This report provides you the results of our review of the adequacy of Amtrak's real property inventory management information.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2013-015 | 06/11/2013
Audit Reports
ASSET MANAGEMENT: Integrating Sound Business Practices into its Fleet Planning Process Could Save Amtrak Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Equipment Procurements
We initiated this evaluation to determine whether the FY 2012 Fleet Strategy was based on detailed analyses and integrated planning in line with our previous recommendations (listed in Appendix II).
Tracking Number: OIG-E-2013-014 | 05/27/2013