Management Advisory Report - GOVERNANCE: Injury Claims Trend Data for Fiscal Years 2010 through 2013
GOVERNANCE: Improved Policies, Practices, and Training Can Enhance Capital Project Management
Our work focused on the Engineering and Mechanical departments, which spent more than 85 percent of capital project funds for FY 2012. Our audit objective was to determine the adequacy of the policies, procedures, and practices used by these two departments to manage capital projects.
Disturbance Of Peregrine Falcon Nest Leads To Charges Against Bridge Repair Crew
Nikolaos Frangos, 38, George Capuzello , 42, both of Campbell, Ohio, and Mikhail Zubialevich, a/k/a "Russian Mike," 41, of Princeton, New Jersey were charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a conspiracy related to the disturbance of protected Peregrine Falcons, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
ASSET MANAGEMENT: Amtrak Followed Sound Practices in Developing a Preliminary Business Case for Procuring Next-Generation High-Speed Trainsets and Could Enhance its Final Case with Further Analysis
Our objectives for this report were to determine (1) the extent to which the preliminary business case incorporated sound business practices identified in OIG-E-2013-014 and OIG-E-2013-020 and (2) issues that the acquisition team could address to enhance the final business case and improve its assessment of the company’s risk in procuring new trainsets.
Semiannual Report to Congress #49 (October 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014)
Throughout this semiannual period, our audit and evaluation work addressed issues intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Amtrak's programs and operations. Our issued products addressed opportunities to reduce losses on food and beverage sales, management of the Gateway Program's concrete casing project, and an assessment of Amtrak's progress implementing the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. We discuss these work products in this report.
Engagement Memo - Best Practices for Determining Police Department Staffing
Our objectives will be to (1) assess the police department's process for determining the appropriate size and composition of its staff and (2) determine whether the current staffing process could be improved by utilizing best practices.
Engagement Memo - Review of Reservation Ecosystem Next Generation Program
The objective of this audit is to assess the planning, development, and oversight of the Res-NG program focusing on the areas of cost, schedule, and performance.