All Audit Documents
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
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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
March 23, 2018 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Top Management and Performance Challenges – Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020 (Project code 008‐2018)
We are initiating a project to update our March 2017 report, Amtrak: Top Management and Performance Challenges – Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018.1 This… Read more
March 14, 2018 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Opportunities to Improve Controls over Medical Claim Payments
We found that the company appears to be identifying only a small portion of potentially fraudulent medical claims made by individual medical service… Read more
March 12, 2018 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF AMTRAK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2017
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
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February 22, 2018 | Audit Reports
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT: Contracts Included Key Provisions to Reduce Risks, but the Company Lacks an Efficient and Effective Contract Management System
Our audit objectives were to assess whether key contract provisions aimed at mitigating legal and financial risks were included in high-value, high-… Read more
January 26, 2018 | Other Audit Correspondence
Close-Out Memo: New York Penn Station Infrastructure Renewal Program
On May 30, 2017, we initiated an audit of the New York Penn Station Infrastructure Renewal Program. On July 7, 2017, we provided our preliminary… Read more