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Audit Reports
TRAIN OPERATIONS: Opportunities Exist to Improve Private Railcar Management and Business Practices
Individuals and companies use private railcars for leisure travel and to operate businesses by renting the railcars, hosting onboard events, or selling individual seats or beds.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2019-003 | 02/06/2019
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of Mechanical Department’s Preventative Maintenance Operations
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s preventative maintenance operations, which is a continuation of our audit work assessing the Mechanical department’s operating efficiency.
Tracking Number: 004‐2019 | 11/28/2018
Audit Reports
TRAIN OPERATIONS: Opportunities to Reduce the Cost of Servicing and Inspecting Trainsets
This report is the second in a series about the Mechanical department’s operating efficiency and focuses on the department’s service and inspection activities.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2019-002 | 11/07/2018
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Controls Over Reimbursable Ancillary Services
We are initiating an audit of the company’s processes for providing reimbursable ancillary services, such as the maintenance, engineering, and capital improvement services provided to freight and commuter operators on a reimbursable cost basis.
Tracking Number: 003-2019 | 11/06/2018
Audit Reports
Human Resources: Background Checks Process Has Improved, but Some Inefficiencies and Gaps Persist
In July 2012, we reported on significant management control weaknesses in the company’s background checks process for the employees it hires, which the company took actions to address.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2019-001 | 11/01/2018
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Controls Over Procurement Cards
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s multimillion dollar procurement card program.
Tracking Number: 002-2019 | 10/18/2018
Audit Reports
Information Technology: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Company’s Ability to Restore IT Services After a Disruption
Our objective was to assess the company’s ability to restore IT services after a disruption.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2018-010 | 09/10/2018
Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of Amtrak’s Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2017
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year then ended, September 30, 2017, to provide a report on internal contr
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2018-009 | 07/25/2018
Audit Reports
ASSET MANAGEMENT: Better Schedules, Cost Estimates, and Project Management Could Help Mitigate Risks to Washington Union Station Projects
What We Looked At
Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s scheduling, cost estimating, and management of the Washington Union Station near-term improvement projects and impacts on their completion.
Tracking Number: OIG-A-2018-008 | 07/24/2018
Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Audit of the Company’s Management of Maintenance‐of‐Way Equipment
We are initiating an audit of the company’s management of its maintenance‐of‐way equipment.
Tracking Number: 013‐2018 | 07/23/2018