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Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of Background Checks
We are initiating an audit of the Companyʹs process for conducting background checks for employees and contractors.
Tracking Number: 014‐2017 | 10/12/2017
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of Enterprise Risk Management Process
We are initiating an audit of the company’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process used to identify, evaluate, and manage risks to the company’s business processes.
Tracking Number: 001‐2018 | 10/05/2017
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of Amtrak’s Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2016
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2016, and for the year then ended, and to provide a report on interna
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2017-015 | 08/18/2017
Audit Reports
Human Resources: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Controls on Incentive Awards
The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA) of 2008 encouraged Amtrak’s (the company) Board of Directors to develop an incentive pay program for management employees.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2017-014 | 08/15/2017
Audit Reports
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT: Improved Management of Diesel Fuel Program Could Lead to Cost Savings
Our office initiated an investigation into Sevier Valley Oil Company, which supplied fuel directly to the locomotives, and found that weaknesses in the company’s management controls for the testing of diesel fuel allowed substandard fuel to be del
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2017-013 | 08/14/2017
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo: Audit of Washington Union Station Near-Term Improvement Projects
We have completed our survey of the Asset Monetization/Terminal Development Initiatives, which we initiated on April 5, 2017.
Tracking Number: 013-2017 | 07/31/2017
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Better Adherence to Leading Practices for Ethics Programs Could Reduce Company Risks
Our work showed the company’s current ethics-related activities partially align with some leading practices; however, these actions do not, in the aggregate, constitute a comprehensive and effective ethics program necessary to help prevent and det
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2017-012 | 06/26/2017
Audit Reports
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Operations Foundation Program—Restructuring Could Help Control Costs and Limit Risks
The Operations Foundation program (the program) is a large, complex information technology (IT) and business process initiative designed to improve train operations and the movement of passengers.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2017-011 | 06/19/2017
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Controls to Ensure that Utility Accounts Are Deactivated After Real Estate Transactions
Amtrak (the company) owns about $12 billion in real property assets across the nation, including 96 stations and 623 miles of right-of-way track.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2017-010 | 06/16/2017
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo-Audit of IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s information technology (IT) disaster recovery and business continuity plans and readiness.
Tracking Number: 012-2017 | 06/13/2017