All Audit Documents
December 23, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Quality Control Review of the Independent Audit of Amtrak’s Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended 2020
Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial… Read more
December 15, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: Final Observations on Amtrak’s Use of CARES Act Funds
Our objective for this report was to complete our review of the company’s use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds and… Read more
December 15, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo – Safeguarding and Returning Lost PII and Other Sensitive Customer Property
Investigations recently identified fraudulent activity in the company’s lost and found program, along with potential management and control… Read more
December 11, 2020 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Amtrak Expects Positive Train Control will be Interoperable with Other Railroads but Could Better Measure System Reliability
Our objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company’s systems are interoperable with its hosts and tenants, and the company… Read more
October 27, 2020 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: Expanded Random Drug Testing Could Help Further Detect and Deter Prescription Opioid Misuse
Our objectives for this report were to assess (1) the extent to which the company’s employees who perform safety-related work are at risk for… Read more
October 22, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Downsizing of its Management Workforce
We are initiating an audit to assess the company’s strategy for downsizing its management workforce. Our objective will be to assess the… Read more
October 21, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Audit of the Company’s Unified Operations Center Program
We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s Unified Operations Center Program – a multidisciplinary effort to transform a newly purchased building in… Read more
October 02, 2020 | Audit Reports
SAFETY AND SECURITY: The Company Can Take Steps to Evaluate Its Current Safety Culture
The objective for this report was to assess the extent to which the company has taken steps to determine employees’ current perspectives on safety.… Read more
September 14, 2020 | Audit Reports
GOVERNANCE: More Effective Planning and Coordination of Track Outages Would Help Achieve a State of Good Repair
The objective for this report was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s efforts to plan and coordinate track outages. Ineffective track… Read more
September 09, 2020 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo—Assessing Amtrak’s Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
We are initiating an audit with the objective to assess the company’s progress toward achieving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (… Read more