in march 2015, the oig was notified that an elevator at an amtrak station was improperly repaired by a contractor, resulting in failure of the escalator and a potential safety issue. we interviewed several witnesses and found no actionable evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse, such as counterfeit parts or product substitution; however, we did find reason to question the quality of the repairs made…
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in march 2015, the oig became aware that an amtrak clerk had been involved in two incidents that demonstrated lapses of safe conduct on amtrak property. in one incident, the employee drove their personal vehicle – which is unauthorized – across a railroad track at the work site.
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the employment policy of the national railroad passenger corporation is to provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, gender, color, religion or national origin. affirmative action is taken to ensure the fulfillment of this policy. the applicability of this obligation covers all employment activities including:
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the office of counsel provides legal assistance and advice to amtrak office of inspector general (oig) senior management and supports audits, special reviews, and investigations. counsel coordinates with outside attorneys, including local and federal agencies and law enforcement attorneys, and appears in court on behalf of the oig and its employees.
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our audit objective was to review the involvement of non-career employees in the company’s foia process.
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we are initiating an audit of the company's progress in implementing positive train control (ptc), focusing on challenges identified in our prior report railroad safety: amtrak has made progress in implementing positive train control, but significant challenges remain (report no. oig-e-2013-003, december 20, 2012).
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a federal grand jury has named an encino-based chiropractor in a 15-count indictment that accuses him defrauding health care programs by submitting more than $300,000 in fraudulent bills for office visits that never took place and for medical equipment that was never provided.
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i am pleased to present our audit plan for fiscal year (fy) 2016. this plan provides a road map for accomplishing our mission to conduct independent and objective audits to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the programs and operations of amtrak (the company), while also preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse.
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as the result of an oig investigation, on june 29, 2015, the united states attorney for the district of connecticut and the attorney general for the state of connecticut announced that garg consulting services, inc., entered into a civil settlement agreeing to pay $390,000 to resolve allegations that the company failed to authenticate an employee's purported educational credentials and…
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