All Audit Documents
May 08, 2020 | Audit Reports
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Mobile Device Security Needs to Improve to Better Protect Company Data from Compromise
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of Amtrak’s (the company) efforts to manage its mobile devices and protect the company data… Read more
April 24, 2020 | Audit Reports
Observations on Risks to the Acela 21 Information Technology Program Element
The $2.5 billion Acela 21 program is the largest single investment in Amtrak’s (the company) 49-year history. Through this program, the company will… Read more
April 16, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Monitoring and Assessing Special Appropriations Related to Coronavirus Impacts
This is to inform you that we are initiating work to assess the company’s administration of the special funds provided by Congress to help it address… Read more
April 15, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Improved Procurement Practices Could Help Ensure Lowest Prices for Materials and Maximum Savings
The objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company has effectively implemented more economical purchasing practices we… Read more
April 06, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of Safety Management System Oversight
We are initiating an audit of the company’s implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS)—a proactive risk‐management process intended to… Read more
March 30, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Positive Train Control
We are initiating an audit of the company’s implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC). The company has identified PTC as its key safety system… Read more
March 18, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo— Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountant Conducting the FY 2020 Consolidated Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit
This is to inform you that we are initiating engagements to monitor the work of the independent public accountant (IPA) performing the audits of… Read more
March 17, 2020 | Audit Reports
ASSET MANAGEMENT: More Effective Management of Vehicle Fleet Would Improve Safety and Reduce Costs
The objective for this report was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s current efforts to better manage its vehicle fleet, including any… Read more
February 03, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2019
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
January 22, 2020 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Addressing Security Weaknesses and Operational Impacts of Amtrak Express is Critical to the Program’s Future
Amtrak Express is a shipping program by which individuals can pay to ship packages and pallets on Amtrak trains between more than 100 locations. Our… Read more