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Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Company Needs a Comprehensive Framework to Successfully Manage its Commitments to the Gateway Program
Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company has a program management framework to govern how it will complete its current and future work across the Gateway projects.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2022-006 | 02/04/2022
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Amtrak Has Begun to Address State Partners’ Concerns About Shared Costs But Has More Work to Do to Improve Relationships
Our objectives for this report were to identify and assess the challenges associated with cost sharing on state-supported routes and the extent to which the company is working independently, and with its state partners, to address them.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2022-005 | 01/31/2022
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Intercity Trainset Acquisition
We are initiating an audit of the company’s planned acquisition of Intercity Trainsets.
Tracking Number: 004-2022 | 01/07/2022
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Survey of challenges with host railroad preference
We are initiating a survey of host railroad practices for providing dispatching preference to Amtrak trains. Our objective will be to develop an understanding of the legal framework establishing preference and its implementation to date.
Tracking Number: 001-2022 | 12/21/2021
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Survey of Engineering Contract Development and Management
We are initiating a survey of the company’s development and management of construction contracts in the Engineering department.
Tracking Number: 002-2022 | 12/21/2021
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2021
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, 2021, and for the year then ended, and to provide a report on interna
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2022-004 | 12/21/2021
Audit Reports
Human Resources: Department Will Face Challenges Supporting Workforce Growth Plans
Our objective for this report was to alert the company to specific Human Resources functions that require prompt company action.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2022-003 | 12/07/2021
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Greenhouse Gas Emissions
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s emissions control efforts. Our objective will be to assess the company’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and how effective it has been in achieving the reduction goals.
Tracking Number: 005-2022 | 12/07/2021
Audit Reports
Safety and Security: More Active Engagement with Regional Partners Would Improve Awareness of Potential Operational Risks on the Pacific Surfliner Route
Our initial objective for this management advisory report was to assess the extent to which the company is evaluating the risks associated with operating service on tracks on the Del Mar bluffs.
Tracking Number: OIG-MAR-2022-002 | 12/06/2021
Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Observations on the Company’s Annual Physical Exam Requirement for Locomotive Engineers
This report communicates considerations for company management if it reinstates the annual physical exam requirement for locomotive engineers, which the company suspended in August 2021 in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tracking Number: OIG-MAR-2022-001 | 11/10/2021