MANAGEMENT ADVISORY REPORT GOVERNANCE: Employee Time Charges Trend Data for Calendar Year 2013
Our objective was to develop information on the extent to which agreement employees reported working 16 or more hours of straight time in a day—and the possible reasons why. We did not assess the validity of the reported time charges or verify the possible reasons cited were the actual basis for the time charges we identified. We used a data analysis software tool, Audit Command Language (ACL), to analyze 100 percent of the time charges reported by agreement employees during calendar year (CY) 2013.
AMTRAK: TOP MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES
This is our first report assessing the top management and performance challenges facing Amtrak (the company). Many other inspectors general are legislatively required to produce similar reports focusing on high-risk/impact activities and performance issues that affect programs, operations, and achievement of strategic goals. Those reports have shown that periodically identifying and reporting the challenges to management, other decision-makers, and Congress can help improve organizational performance.