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
Tracking Number

006-2015

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
Tracking Number

001-2015

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
Tracking Number

011-2014

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
Tracking Number

010-2014

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.
Tracking Number

007-2014

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
Tracking Number

009-2014

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
Tracking Number

008-2014

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
Tracking Number

001-2014

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
Tracking Number

002-2014

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
Tracking Number

020-2012