All Audit Documents

March 17, 2020 |  Audit Reports

ASSET MANAGEMENT: More Effective Management of Vehicle Fleet Would Improve Safety and Reduce Costs

The objective for this report was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s current efforts to better manage its vehicle fleet, including any… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2020-007

February 03, 2020 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2019

Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2020-006

January 22, 2020 |  Audit Reports

SAFETY AND SECURITY: Addressing Security Weaknesses and Operational Impacts of Amtrak Express is Critical to the Program’s Future

Amtrak Express is a shipping program by which individuals can pay to ship packages and pallets on Amtrak trains between more than 100 locations. Our… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2020-005

January 21, 2020 |  Audit Reports

TRAIN OPERATIONS: Acela 21 Program Continues to Face Significant Risk of Delays, Warranting More Contingency Planning

The objective for this report was to identify current risks to launching revenue service of Amtrak’s $2.1 billion Acela 21 program on schedule and… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2020-004

December 10, 2019 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Stronger Controls Would Help Identify Fraudulent Medical Claims Sooner and Limit Losses

This report assesses the effectiveness of the company’s controls to mitigate the risk of fraud in its payments to non hospital facilities. We focused… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2020-003

December 09, 2019 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Management of the Moynihan Train Hall Program (Project code 004‐2020)

We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s Moynihan Train Hall Program, a key component of the company’s effort to transform the former Farley Post… Read more
Tracking Number

004‐2020

December 04, 2019 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Monitoring of Prescription Opioid Misuse in its Workforce

We are initiating an audit of potential opioid misuse in the company’s workforce. Our objective is to assess company efforts to monitor the use of… Read more
Tracking Number

003‐2020

November 01, 2019 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Audit of procurement and vendor payment practices

We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s (the company’s) procurement and vendor payment practices. This audit is following up on our previous work in… Read more
Tracking Number

002-2020

November 01, 2019 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Management of Maintenance-of-Way Resources During Track Outages

We are initiating an audit of the Engineering department’s management of maintenance-of-way resources during track outages. Our objective is to… Read more
Tracking Number

001-2020

October 23, 2019 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Better Management of Reimbursable Projects Could Help the Company Consider Benefits and Recover its Costs

This report assesses the extent to which the company effectively manages reimbursable projects, including its use of controls to help it recover its… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2020-002