Audit Reports
April 24, 2018 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Longstanding Physical Security Vulnerabilities in Philadelphia Pose Risks
What We Looked At
Our audit objective was to assess the company’s efforts to enhance the physical security of 30th Street Station and Penn Coach… Read more
April 16, 2018 | Audit Reports
Train Operations: Opportunities to Reduce the Cost of Rebuilding and Manufacturing Components at Maintenance Facilities
Our audit objectives were (1) to assess opportunities for the Mechanical department to reduce costs by right-sizing its component workforce, and (2)… Read more
March 14, 2018 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Opportunities to Improve Controls over Medical Claim Payments
We found that the company appears to be identifying only a small portion of potentially fraudulent medical claims made by individual medical service… Read more
March 12, 2018 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF AMTRAK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2017
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
February 22, 2018 | Audit Reports
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT: Contracts Included Key Provisions to Reduce Risks, but the Company Lacks an Efficient and Effective Contract Management System
Our audit objectives were to assess whether key contract provisions aimed at mitigating legal and financial risks were included in high-value, high-… Read more
November 16, 2017 | Audit Reports
TRAIN OPERATIONS: The Acela Express 2021 Program Faces Oversight Weaknesses and Schedule Risks
In August 2016, Amtrak (the company) received a federal loan to purchase 28 new high-speed trainsets for $1.6 billion and undertake 10 infrastructure… Read more
October 23, 2017 | Audit Reports
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Improving Security of Publicly Accessible Websites Could Help Limit Cyber Risk
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of Amtrak’s (the company) website security program. Our audit objective was to assess… Read more
August 18, 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… Read more
August 15, 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… Read more
August 14, 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… Read more