Engagement Memo—Data Governance

We are initiating a review of Amtrak’s (the company) data governance efforts, including the implementation of strategies, policies, and requirements that allow it to effectively manage its data. Our objective will be to assess the company’s efforts to establish and maintain effective data governance. We may expand our scope or modify our objective during the review. We plan to interview company officials; review related policies, documents, and procedures; and analyze relevant company data. We will work to minimize disruptions to the company by coordinating meetings with staff in advance.

We will perform our work in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Our interactions with the company will be consistent with P/I 2.1.4, which sets forth the relationship between our office and the company. In particular, section 7.0 of the policy discusses coordination between company officials and our Office of
Audits.