All Audit Documents
October 16, 2015 | Audit Reports
ASSET MANAGEMENT: Observations on Vehicle Fleet Management
Our reporting objective was to provide observations on the effectiveness of certain vehicle fleet management controls processes.
August 21, 2015 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Non-Career Officials Were Not Involved in Responding to Freedom of Information Act Requests
Our audit objective was to review the involvement of non-career employees in the company’s FOIA process.
July 17, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Audit of Efforts to Implement Positive Train Control
Our audit objective is to assess the company’s progress addressing the challenges we noted in our interim report.
July 13, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Responding to Freedom of Information Act Requests
At the request of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs we are initiating work on the company’s process for responding… Read more
June 19, 2015 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Progress Made Implementing Positive Train Control, but Significant Challenges Remain
Our reporting objective is to provide a point in time assessment of the company’s progress implementing its FRA-approved plan, with a specific… Read more
June 18, 2015 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Profile of Timesheet Data of Agreement Employees for Calendar Year 2014
Our reporting objective was to analyze timesheet data to identify trends and patterns that could be useful in detecting fraud, waste, and abuse.… Read more
June 18, 2015 | Audit Reports
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT: NEW JERSEY HIGH-SPEED RAIL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HAS COST AND SCHEDULE RISKS
This report provides the results of our audit of the New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement Program (the program). Amtrak (the company) initiated the… Read more
May 19, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Top Management and Performance Challenges
We are initiating a project to update our September 2014 report, Amtrak: Top Management and Performance Challenges. This report summarized our… Read more
May 19, 2015 | Audit Reports
Information Technology: Reservation System Infrastructure Updated, but Future System Sustainability Remains an Issue
Our audit objective was to determine to what extent the Res-NG program met its objective of modernizing the company’s reservation system.
May 14, 2015 | Engagement Memos
Assessing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Management Processes for Overseeing the General Electric Diesel Locomotive Service Contract
Our objective is to review the adequacy of contract oversight and administration, focusing on cost, schedule, and performance in terms of the… Read more