thank you for the opportunity to discuss our work on amtrak’s food and beverage service. losses on food and beverage service have been a long‐standing issue at amtrak. in fiscal year (fy) 2011, amtrak reported a direct operating loss of almost $85 million. long‐distance routes accounted for about $74 million (87 percent) of these losses.
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the objective of this audit was to determine whether union pacific invoices to amtrak for service costs and on-time-performance incentives from january 2004 through june 2008 were accurate.
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the amtrak office of inspector general (oig) received information from a confidential source alleging payroll fraud in the form of unworked overtime paid to certain amtrak employees. this provides the summary results of our investigation of that allegation. specifically, our objective was to disclose regular and overtime fraud and other abuses by these employees and the supervisory failures to…
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specifically, our reporting objectives are to (1) determine whether opportunities exist to improve food and beverage program management accountability and planning, and (2) follow up on actions taken in response to our june 2011 recommendations to reduce vulnerability to fraud, waste, and abuse.
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thank you for the opportunity to discuss how improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of amtrak’s operations and service can lead to financial benefits and help reduce amtrak’s reliance on federal subsidies. the company received $562 million and $466 million from the federal government for operations in fiscal years (fy) 2011 and 2012, respectively. the company also received $922 million…
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our objectives were to determine whether the (1) costs billed by the design/build contractors were adequately supported and allowable under the contracts’ terms and conditions and (2) process to review design/build contractors’ invoices was effective and economical.
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we initiated this evaluation to determine whether amtrak is ensuring that its hos employees are complying with federal regulations governing the use of drugs and alcohol. specifically, we evaluated (1) the extent to which amtrak’s random testing shows that hos employees are using drugs and alcohol, and (2) whether amtrak is exercising due diligence in controlling the use of drugs and alcohol by…
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