All Audit Documents
January 05, 2024 | Audit Reports
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2023
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
January 03, 2024 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of Disaster Recovery Processes for the Company’s Operational Technology Systems
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s (the company) disaster recovery processes for its operational technology (OT) systems. Our objective will be… Read more
December 14, 2023 | Audit Reports
HUMAN RESOURCES: Company is Meeting Hiring Goals but Has Opportunities to Improve Hiring Efficiency
Our objective was to assess the extent to which the company is prepared to hire, onboard, and retain a sufficient agreement workforce to execute its… Read more
December 11, 2023 | Audit Reports
TECHNOLOGY: Amtrak Has Opportunities to More Effectively Protect Its Information Systems and Data from Insider Threats
Like other organizations, Amtrak (the company) faces the inherent cybersecurity risk that employees or contractors are “insider threats”—that is,… Read more
December 11, 2023 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Pre-Award Procurement
We are initiating a review of the company’s procurement process, focused on the pre-solicitation, solicitation, and pre-award phases. For purposes of… Read more
October 27, 2023 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo-FMLA Leave Audit
We are initiating a review of Amtrak’s (the company) process for approving and managing leave taken under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).… Read more
October 27, 2023 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo-Trespasser and Vehicle Strikes
We are initiating a review of Amtrak’s (the company) trespasser and vehicle strikes. Our objectives will be to assess the company’s efforts to reduce… Read more
October 11, 2023 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Long‐Distance Fleet Replacement Program
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s (the company) Long‐Distance Fleet Replacement program. This multibillion‐dollar procurement to replace… Read more
October 11, 2023 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Frederick Douglass Tunnel
We are initiating a review of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel (FDT) program—a $6 billion investment to replace the existing Baltimore and Potomac… Read more
September 29, 2023 | Audit Reports
Major Programs: Company Improved Management of New Acela Program, but Additional Delays and Cost Increases are Likely
Our objective was to reassess the company’s management and oversight of New Acela, including the trainset acquisition and other program elements… Read more