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 control over financial reporting and compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements, and other matters. The contract also required Ernst & Young to perform a Single Audit of the company’s federal grants for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, in accordance with the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S.

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.

EMPLOYEE TERMINATED FOR VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY

An Amtrak Food Specialist in Los Angeles, California, was terminated from employment following an administrative hearing June 22, 2018, for violating company policy by fraudulently designating four individuals who were not his legal dependents as beneficiaries on his company health insurance. During the time these individuals were improperly covered under the company’s health insurance plan, the company paid approximately $744,000 in health care claims on their behalf.

Amtrak OIG supports nationwide health care fraud enforcement, recommends action to bolster company’s medical claims controls

WASHINGTON -- Special agents from Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General supported the U.S. Department of Justice during a nationwide health care fraud enforcement action this week resulting in charges against hundreds of individuals allegedly involved in fraudulent activities.

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