an investigation of suspected fraudulent fuel activity on company issued fuel cards revealed that an amtrak employee made $9,927 in fuel purchases while on leave. the employee was purchasing fuel for personal vehicles. during the investigation, the employee voluntarily separated from amtrak. the employee was charged with two counts of larceny, two counts of credit card fraud and two counts of…
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amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent certified public accounting firm of ernst & young llp to audit its consolidated financial statements as of september 30,2013 and 2012, and for the years then ended, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations and other matters. the contract also required ernst & young to…
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our reporting objective was to review procurement practices to determine whether there are opportunities to more economically procure goods and services. we focused our review on vendor prices, discounts, and payment terms for cy 2013, using audit command language (acl), a specialized data analysis software tool. we will provide the finance department with the acl testing tools that we developed…
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the objective of this audit was to make a comparative analysis of amtrak police department’s (apd) workforce planning practices and best practices to determine whether there were opportunities for improvement. we identified the best practices through interviews with senior officials from six rail transit police departments and organizations that conduct police department staffing studies.
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our reporting objectives are to review (1) the extent to which safe-2-safer program goals are being met, (2) whether opportunities exist to improve program implementation, and (3) whether the program is integrated with the company’s overall efforts to improve safety.
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an amtrak machinist ordered goods from amtrak’s work management system that he did not need to fulfill his job duties. when confronted, the machinist admitted to ordering goods that he took home for personal use, gave away or sold.
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we received a complaint that new hires in the mechanical engineering department in the delaware shops were assigned multiple mentors so that employees could receive extra pay for mentoring. using a data analytics tool, oi found that mentor pay was on track to exceed $500,000, an increase over the prior year of more than 350%.
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the objective of this audit will be to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of using msas and how well they are managed in terms of their cost, schedule, and performance.
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our audit objective is to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the company's financial systems and data supporting the accumulation and allocation of costs for the company's business lines of operation. we will assess also whether the company has implemented prior recommendations made by the dot-oig in its march 27,2013 report to improve the effectiveness of the company's cost accounting…
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this memorandum responds to your letter of february 11, 2015, concerning our open and unimplemented recommendations and access to agency information. the information below corresponds to the six questions listed in your letter.
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