All Audit Documents
February 04, 2021 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Gateway Program Management and Oversight
We are initiating an audit of the company’s activities in the Gateway Program, a multibillion-dollar effort involving multiple government… Read more
January 29, 2021 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Payment Requests
We are initiating a review of the company’s payment request practices. As you know, payment requests can help expedite small purchases by reducing… Read more
January 25, 2021 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Assessing FY 2021 Special Appropriations Related to Coronavirus Impacts
We are initiating work to assess the company’s administration of the special funds Congress provided for fiscal year 2021 under the Consolidated… Read more
January 20, 2021 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Monitoring Positive Train Control
This is to inform you that we are initiating work to monitor Amtrak’s (the company’s) activities associated with Positive Train Control (PTC), its… Read more
December 23, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2020
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
December 15, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo – Safeguarding and Returning Lost PII and Other Sensitive Customer Property
Investigations recently identified fraudulent activity in the company’s lost and found program, along with potential management and control… Read more
December 15, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Final Observations on Amtrak’s Use of CARES Act Funds
Our objective for this report was to complete our review of the company’s use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds and… Read more
December 11, 2020 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Amtrak Expects Positive Train Control will be Interoperable with Other Railroads but Could Better Measure System Reliability
Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company’s systems are interoperable with its hosts and tenants, and the company… Read more
October 27, 2020 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Expanded Random Drug Testing Could Help Further Detect and Deter Prescription Opioid Misuse
Our objectives for this report were to assess (1) the extent to which the company’s employees who perform safety-related work are at risk for… Read more
October 22, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Downsizing of its Management Workforce
We are initiating an audit to assess the company’s strategy for downsizing its management workforce. Our objective will be to assess the… Read more