All Audit Documents
November 01, 2018 | Audit Reports
Human Resources: Background Checks Process Has Improved, but Some Inefficiencies and Gaps Persist
In July 2012, we reported on significant management control weaknesses in the company’s background checks process for the employees it hires, which… Read more
October 18, 2018 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Controls Over Procurement Cards
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s multimillion dollar procurement card program. Our objective is to assess the effectiveness of the company’s… Read more
September 10, 2018 | Audit Reports
Information Technology: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Company’s Ability to Restore IT Services After a Disruption
Our objective was to assess the company’s ability to restore IT services after a disruption. To do so, we analyzed the company’s business continuity… Read more
July 25, 2018 | Audit Reports
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… Read more
July 24, 2018 | Audit Reports
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… Read more
July 23, 2018 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Audit of the Company’s Management of Maintenance‐of‐Way Equipment
We are initiating an audit of the company’s management of its maintenance‐of‐way equipment. Our objective is to assess the effectiveness of company… Read more
June 07, 2018 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Physical Security Efforts in Washington, D.C. (Project code 012-2018)
We are initiating an audit of the company’s efforts to provide physical security at Washington Union Station and the Ivy City Yard. As part of this… Read more
May 08, 2018 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo— Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountant Conducting the FY 2018 Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit
This is to inform you that we are initiating engagements to monitor the work of the independent public accountant (IPA) performing the audits of… Read more
April 24, 2018 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Longstanding Physical Security Vulnerabilities in Philadelphia Pose Risks
What We Looked At
Our audit objective was to assess the company’s efforts to enhance the physical security of 30th Street Station and Penn Coach… Read more
April 16, 2018 | Audit Reports
Train Operations: Opportunities to Reduce the Cost of Rebuilding and Manufacturing Components at Maintenance Facilities
Our audit objectives were (1) to assess opportunities for the Mechanical department to reduce costs by right-sizing its component workforce, and (2)… Read more