All Audit Documents

December 21, 2021 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Survey of challenges with host railroad preference

We are initiating a survey of host railroad practices for providing dispatching preference to Amtrak trains. Our objective will be to develop an… Read more
Tracking Number

001-2022

December 07, 2021 |  Audit Reports

Human Resources: Department Will Face Challenges Supporting Workforce Growth Plans

Our objective for this report was to alert the company to specific Human Resources functions that require prompt company action.   We found… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2022-003

December 07, 2021 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Greenhouse Gas Emissions

We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s emissions control efforts. Our objective will be to assess the company’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas… Read more
Tracking Number

005-2022

December 06, 2021 |  Audit Reports

Safety and Security: More Active Engagement with Regional Partners Would Improve Awareness of Potential Operational Risks on the Pacific Surfliner Route

Our initial objective for this management advisory report was to assess the extent to which the company is evaluating the risks associated with… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-MAR-2022-002

November 10, 2021 |  Audit Reports

SAFETY AND SECURITY: Observations on the Company’s Annual Physical Exam Requirement for Locomotive Engineers

This report communicates considerations for company management if it reinstates the annual physical exam requirement for locomotive engineers, which… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-MAR-2022-001

September 02, 2021 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Better Planning and Coordination Could Help the Company Achieve its Aggressive Timeline for ADA Compliance

Our objective for this report was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s efforts to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2021-012

August 27, 2021 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Observations on the Company’s Lost and Found Program

Our objective for this report was to identify the internal control weaknesses that allowed a potential identity theft crime to occur in Chicago and… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-MAR-2021-011

May 27, 2021 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of Amtrak’s Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2020

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

OIG-A-2021-010

May 21, 2021 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Assessing the Company’s Actions in Response to Erosion at the Del Mar Bluffs

We are initiating an audit of the company’s response to the ongoing erosion of the bluffs in Del Mar, California over which the company operates… Read more
Tracking Number

010-2021

May 12, 2021 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Amtrak Continues to Demonstrate Good Stewardship of Pandemic Relief Funds

Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company is accurately and transparently using, accounting for, and reporting on… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-MAR-2021-009