Audits Press Releases
October 12, 2020 | Audits Press Release
Amtrak should take steps to evaluate its safety culture, establish baseline measure OIG recommends
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2020
WASHINGTON – Amtrak has acknowledged longstanding challenges with its safety culture, but does not… Read more
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September 16, 2020 | Audits Press Release
More effective track outage planning and coordination would help Amtrak achieve infrastructure repair goals
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – Amtrak has built a more disciplined process to plan and coordinate major track outages,… Read more
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August 19, 2020 | Audits Press Release
OIG finds early planning, oversight deficiencies led to initial program failures and continued risks to Amtrak’s Moynihan Train Hall program
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2020
WASHINGTON – Amtrak took steps to remedy early program management deficiencies in its multimillion… Read more
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August 07, 2020 | Audits Press Release
Amtrak has taken steps to track and report on grant funds it received through the CARES Act, but additional focus in three areas could reduce risk
For Immediate Release
August 7, 2020
WASHINGTON – Amtrak has committed to transparency and demonstrating fiscal responsibility over its use… Read more
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July 06, 2020 | Audits Press Release
Amtrak cannot determine its police department’s size, composition without first determining its roles and priorities, OIG finds
For Immediate Release
July 6, 2020
WASHINGTON – Amtrak has not reached a consensus on the role and priorities of its police department, and the… Read more
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April 20, 2020 | Audits Press Release
Improvements in Amtrak’s procurement practices could have saved nearly $10 million in fiscal year 2019
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2020
WASHINGTON – Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General, in a new report released Friday, identified gaps in Amtrak’s… Read more
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January 23, 2020 | Audits Press Release
New report finds Amtrak’s Acela 21 program at ‘significant risk’ of delays
For Immediate Release
January 23, 2020
WASHINGTON – Slips in trainset manufacturer delivery dates and management weaknesses have caused… Read more
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January 23, 2020 | Audits Press Release
New report: Amtrak’s shipping program faces security, operational weaknesses
For Immediate Release
January 23, 2020
WASHINGTON – Security weaknesses in an Amtrak shipping program put employees, passengers, and the… Read more
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December 13, 2019 | Audits Press Release
Amtrak at risk of medical claim fraud, OIG finds
For Immediate Release
December 13, 2019
WASHINGTON – Amtrak continues to have gaps in its controls to effectively identify potentially… Read more
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October 25, 2019 | Audits Press Release
Weaknesses in Amtrak’s project management result in more than $10 million in costs not recovered on reimbursable projects, OIG finds
WASHINGTON – Amtrak will not recover more than $10 million on two of its reimbursable projects due to project management weaknesses, a new OIG report… Read more
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