Engagement Memos
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Engagement Memos
Assessing Contracts Funded by Amtrak’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Program
We are initiating a review of contracts awarded under Amtrak’s ADA program. Our objective is to assess the program’s use of competitive market-driven contracts. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2016 (Pub. L. No.
Tracking Number: 008-2016 | 12/20/2015
Engagement Memos
Top Management and Performance Challenges
We are initiating a project to update our September 2014 report, Amtrak: Top Management and Performance Challenges.
Tracking Number: 008-2015 | 05/18/2015
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 Amtrak's (the company) Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements (Project 014-2014)
Tracking Number: 014-2014 and 012-2015 | 03/30/2015
Engagement Memos
Audit Engagement Memo: Accounting for Business Lines of Operation
Our audit objective is to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the company's financial systems and data supporting the accumulation and allocation of costs for the company's business lines of operation.
Tracking Number: 011-2015 | 03/10/2015
Engagement Memos
Follow-Up of Efforts to Implement Positive Train Control
We are initiating an audit of the company's progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), focusing on challenges identified in our prior report Railroad Safety: Amtrak Has Made Progress in Implementing Positive Train Control, but Sig
Tracking Number: 001-2015 | 10/08/2014
Engagement Memos
Evaluation of Amtrak’s Safe-2-Safer Program
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of Amtrak’s Safe-2-Safer program.
Tracking Number: 001-2014 | 11/04/2013
Engagement Memos
Evaluation of Amtrak’s Business Case for New High-Speed Trainsets
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of the company’s business case for procuring next-generation high-speed rail trainsets.
Tracking Number: 002-2014 | 10/30/2013
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
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
Engagement Memos
Evaluation of Amtrak’s Plans for Commissioning New Locomotive and Passenger Car Equipment
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation to determine the extent to which Amtrak is preparing to commission new locomotives and passenger cars into service and decommission existing equipment.
Tracking Number: 010-2013 | 05/05/2013