All Audit Documents
February 11, 2022 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Technology Asset Inventory
We are initiating an audit of the company’s practices to develop and maintain an inventory of its technology assets to facilitate its ability to… Read more
February 04, 2022 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Company Needs a Comprehensive Framework to Successfully Manage its Commitments to the Gateway Program
Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company has a program management framework to govern how it will complete its… Read more
January 31, 2022 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Amtrak Has Begun to Address State Partners’ Concerns About Shared Costs But Has More Work to Do to Improve Relationships
Our objectives for this report were to identify and assess the challenges associated with cost sharing on state-supported routes and the extent to… Read more
January 12, 2022 | Other Audit Correspondence
Termination of Project Code 007-2018: Monitoring Revenue Growth Initiative
On January 8, 2018, we initiated a project to monitor the company’s activities associated with the Revenue Growth Initiative, particularly its… Read more
January 07, 2022 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Intercity Trainset Acquisition
We are initiating an audit of the company’s planned acquisition of Intercity Trainsets. Our objective will be to assess the company’s management and… Read more
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
December 21, 2021 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Survey of Engineering Contract Development and Management
We are initiating a survey of the company’s development and management of construction contracts in the Engineering department. With the recent… Read more
December 21, 2021 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2021
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
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
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