Engagement Memos
December 01, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Best Practices for Establishing and Operating Project Management Office
The objective of our audit will be to review the extent to which best practices are being adopted into the project management office's structure… Read more
October 09, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Follow-Up of Efforts to Implement Positive Train Control
We are initiating an audit of the company's progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), focusing on challenges identified in our… Read more
May 12, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Best Practices for Determining Police Department Staffing
Our objectives will be to (1) assess the police department's process for determining the appropriate size and composition of its staff and (2)… Read more
May 05, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Review of Reservation Ecosystem Next Generation Program
The objective of this audit is to assess the planning, development, and oversight of the Res-NG program focusing on the areas of cost, schedule, and… Read more
April 08, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Employee Time Charges (Project Code 007-2014)
The objective of this audit is to develop information on time charge patterns of employees.
April 04, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Review of New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement Program (Project No. 009-2014)
The objective of this audit is to assess the adequacy of the Engineering department's project oversight of (1) contractual services focusing on… Read more
April 04, 2014 | Engagement Memos
Engagement Memo - Review of Long-Distance Car Manufacturing Contractual Performance (Project No. 008-2014)
The objective of this audit is to assess the adequacy of the Mechanical department's project oversight and administration of contractual… Read more
November 05, 2013 | Engagement Memos
Evaluation of Amtrak’s Safe-2-Safer Program
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of Amtrak’s Safe-2-Safer program. Specifically, we will review how the program has been… Read more
October 31, 2013 | Engagement Memos
Evaluation of Amtrak’s Business Case for New High-Speed Trainsets
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of the company’s business case for procuring next-generation high-speed rail trainsets.… Read more
July 25, 2013 | Engagement Memos
Audit Engagement Memo: Top Management and Performance Challenges
The Amtrak OIG is starting a review to assess Amtrak’s top management and performance challenges. Traditionally, similar reviews by audit… Read more