All Audit Documents
December 20, 2012 | Audit Reports
RAILROAD SAFETY: Amtrak Has Made Progress in Implementing Positive Train Control, but Significant Challenges Remain
Therefore, we focused our work on Amtrak’s efforts to identify and mitigate risks to the successful implementation of PTC by the December 31, 2015,… Read more
December 04, 2012 | Audit Reports
ACELA CAR PURCHASE: Questioned Costs Identified in Price Proposal
On February 27, 2012, Amtrak received a price proposal to deliver 40 Acela coach cars. Given the high dollar value and Amtrak’s plan to award a sole-… Read more
October 12, 2012 | Engagement Memos
Food and Beverage Service Best Practices
In August 2012 the Inspector General testified before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, about plans for… Read more
October 04, 2012 | Engagement Memos
Change Orders on ARRA Projects
Amtrak received $1.3 billion under the American RecovelY and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for infrastructure and security improvements. There was… Read more
September 27, 2012 | Audit Reports
RAILROAD SAFETY: Amtrak is Not Adequately Addressing Rising Drug and Alcohol Use by Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions
We initiated this evaluation to determine whether Amtrak is ensuring that its HOS employees are complying with federal regulations governing the use… Read more
September 27, 2012 | Audit Reports
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITS: Observations for Improving Oversight of the Independent Public Accountant
Our objectives were to (1) gain an understanding of the company’s contract solicitation, administration, facilitation, and oversight activities as… Read more
September 21, 2012 | Audit Reports
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Some Questioned Invoice Charges and Minimal Benefit from Duplicative Invoice-Review Process
Our objectives were to determine whether the (1) costs billed by the design/build contractors were adequately supported and allowable under the… Read more
September 07, 2012 | Audit Reports
FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Initiatives to Help Reduce Direct Operating Losses Can Be Enhanced by Overall Plan
Specifically, our reporting objectives are to (1) determine whether opportunities exist to improve food and beverage program management… Read more
September 05, 2012 | Audit Reports
AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Undetected Errors Resulted in Overpayments
The objective of this audit was to determine whether Union Pacific invoices to Amtrak for service costs and on-time-performance incentives from… Read more
August 14, 2012 | Audit Reports
CLAIMS PROGRAM: Use of Best Practices Would Strengthen Management Controls
Our reporting objective is to review the adequacy of management controls over the claims program from initial receipt through settlement.