All Audit Documents
September 08, 2016 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Management of Diesel Fuel
We are initiating an audit of the company’s management and oversight of diesel fuel use. Our objective is to assess the efficiency and effectiveness… Read more
September 07, 2016 | Audit Reports
TRAIN OPERATIONS: Adopting Leading Practices Could Improve Passenger Boarding Experience
Our objectives were to (1) identify leading practices for passenger boarding, (2) evaluate the extent to which the company’s passenger boarding… Read more
August 09, 2016 | Audit Reports
Progress Made Installing Video Surveillance Systems, But Coverage and Performance Could Be Improved
Our objective for this report was to assess the outcome of the company’s efforts to install an integrated and effective national VSS network.
July 28, 2016 | Other Audit Correspondence
Close-out Memorandum: Accounting for Business Lines of Operation
On March 11, 2015, we initiated an audit of the company’s accounting for business lines of operation. The objective of this audit was to review the… Read more
July 15, 2016 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Controls to Avoid Duplicate Medical Payments of Agreement Employees Appear Generally Effective, but Some Payment Errors Still Occur
Amtrak’s (the company) group medical plan is self-insured and pays its healthcare costs directly from the company’s operating budget. During calendar… Read more
July 12, 2016 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Monitoring Gateway Program
This is to inform you that we are initiating a review to monitor Amtrak’s (the Company’s) activities associated with the Gateway Program. The… Read more
June 08, 2016 | Audit Reports
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT: Adequate Competition for Most Contracts Awarded Under Americans with Disabilities Act Program but Procurement Policies Could be Improved
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act1 or the FAST Act included a requirement that we determine whether current expenditures or… Read more
May 18, 2016 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of Amtrak’s Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2014
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
March 10, 2016 | Engagement Memos
Audit of Controls Over Utility Accounts for Sold or Transferred Real Estate Assets
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s processes for managing its utility accounts. Our objective is to evaluate the company’s management controls… Read more
February 24, 2016 | Engagement Memos
Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment Issues
We are initiating a follow-on review of the company’s readiness to undertake and oversee a master development procurement approach to redevelop… Read more