Engagement Memos
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Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo— Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountant Conducting the FY 2021 Consolidated Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit
We are initiating engagements to monitor the work of the independent public accountant (IPA) performing the audits of Amtrak’s (the company) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements (Project 008-2021) and Single Audit (Project 009-2
Tracking Number: 009-2021 | 02/26/2021
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Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Gateway Program Management and Oversight
We are initiating an audit of the company’s activities in the Gateway Program, a multibillion-dollar effort involving multiple government stakeholders, intended to increase the rail capacity between New York and New Jersey and improve resiliency o
Tracking Number: 007-2021 | 02/04/2021
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Engagement Memo—Payment Requests
We are initiating a review of the company’s payment request practices.
Tracking Number: 006-2021 | 01/29/2021
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Engagement Memo—Assessing FY 2021 Special Appropriations Related to Coronavirus Impacts
We are initiating work to assess the company’s administration of the special funds Congress provided for fiscal year 2021 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act1 to continue to help it respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tracking Number: 005-2021 | 01/25/2021
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Engagement Memo—Monitoring Positive Train Control
This is to inform you that we are initiating work to monitor Amtrak’s (the company’s) activities associated with Positive Train Control (PTC), its key safety system for preventing train accidents.
Tracking Number: 004-2021 | 01/20/2021
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Engagement Memo – Safeguarding and Returning Lost PII and Other Sensitive Customer Property
Investigations recently identified fraudulent activity in the company’s lost and found program, along with potential management and control weaknesses that may have allowed this behavior to occur.
Tracking Number: 003-2021 | 12/15/2020
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Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Downsizing of its Management Workforce
We are initiating an audit to assess the company’s strategy for downsizing its management workforce.
Tracking Number: 002-2021 | 10/22/2020
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Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Unified Operations Center Program
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s Unified Operations Center Program – a multidisciplinary effort to transform a newly purchased building in Wilmington, Delaware into the company’s new operations center.
Tracking Number: 001-2021 | 10/21/2020
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Engagement Memo—Assessing Amtrak’s Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
We are initiating an audit with the objective to assess the company’s progress toward achieving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This is an update to reports we issued in 2011 and 2014.
Tracking Number: 017-2020 | 09/09/2020
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Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Processes to Determine its Information Technology Needs
We are initiating an audit of the company’s processes for determining its information technology (IT) requirements to meet its business needs.
Tracking Number: 013-2020 | 07/21/2020