Engagement Memos

February 24, 2016 |  Engagement Memos

Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment Issues

We are initiating a follow-on review of the company’s readiness to undertake and oversee a master development procurement approach to redevelop… Read more
Tracking Number

013-2016

December 23, 2015 |  Engagement Memos

Evaluating Amtrak’s boarding procedures at Amtrak’s 15 busiest stations

We are initiating a review of Amtrak’s passenger boarding procedures. Our objectives are to evaluate the boarding procedures for passengers at Amtrak… Read more
Tracking Number

009-2016

December 21, 2015 |  Engagement Memos

Assessing Contracts Funded by Amtrak’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Program

We are initiating a review of contracts awarded under Amtrak’s ADA program. Our objective is to assess the program’s use of competitive market-driven… Read more
Tracking Number

008-2016

December 21, 2015 |  Engagement Memos

Capital and Operating Budget Best Practices

We are initiating an audit of the company’s annual budgeting process. The objective of this audit will be to determine the extent to which the… Read more
Tracking Number

003-2016

November 30, 2015 |  Engagement Memos

Assessing the Adequacy of Security for Publicly Accessible Web Applications

Our work will include, but not be limited to, interviewing company officials, performing vulnerability assessments, and analyzing documents and data… Read more
Tracking Number

004-2016

November 23, 2015 |  Engagement Memos

Monitoring the Work of the Independent Public Accountants Conducting the FY 2015 Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit

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Tracking Number

005-2016 and 006-2016

November 16, 2015 |  Engagement Memos

Construction and Specialized Equipment and Vehicles

To accomplish our work, we will review the company’s policies, procedures, and practices for managing its fleet of construction and specialized… Read more
Tracking Number

002-2016

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.
Tracking Number

016-2015

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
Tracking Number

015-2015

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
Tracking Number

008-2015