we are initiating a follow-up audit of amtrak’s compliance with the americans with disabilities act (ada). ada became law in 1990 and required that intercity rail stations be made accessible to persons with disabilities by july 26, 2010. in september 2011, we reported that amtrak had not met this requirement since only 48 of the 482 (10 percent) stations it serves were ada-compliant. amtrak…
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the amtrak oig is starting a review to assess amtrak’s top management and performance challenges. traditionally, similar reviews by audit organizations have focused on high-risk activities and performance issues that affect operations and/or strategic goals. results from those reviews have proven that it is important to periodically identify and report the top management and performance…
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attached is the final report regarding the quality assurance review (qar) of the investigative operations of the amtrak office of the inspector general. this report includes the opinion letter and letter of suggested improvements/best practices.
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this letter provides an update to your request of april 8, 2010,1 for information on all of our closed audits, investigations, and evaluations that have not been publicly disclosed. we are also providing a list of open and unimplemented amtrak office of inspector general (oig) recommendations. from may i, 2010, through june 30, 2013, all oig audit and evaluation reports have been disclosed to the…
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this letter responds to your december 5, 2012, request for information on the amtrak office of inspector general (oig) high-priority recommendations for improving efficiency at amtrak, and our annual work plan. information on high-priority recommendations is described below and our work plan is available at annual audit, inspection, and evaluation plan, fiscal year 2013.
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the amtrak office of inspector general (oig) completed a comprehensive transformation effort that has positioned the office to function as a mainstream oig and ultimately achieve its goal of being a model oig. prior to the appointment of the current inspector general (ig) in november 2009, the amtrak oig was not functioning as a mainstream oig.
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the chairperson of the council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency (cigie), phyllis k. fong, advised you in a january 8, 2010 letter that i would be conducting the first review described below as required by the consolidated appropriations act of 2010, signed by the president on december 16, 2009 (appropriations act).
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earlier this year, the inspector general asked the national academy of public administration (napa) to conduct an organizational assessment of the amtrak office ofinspector general. the assessment was intended to help the oig implement the goals in our strategic plan by identifying our core organizational strengths and weaknesses and developing specific, prioritized actions to improve oig…
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why the usps oig did the audit: the council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency (cigie) requested the u.s. postal service oig to conduct a review of the operational independence of the amtrak oig.
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pursuant to the inspector general act of 1978, as amended, i am pleased to provide the amtrak office of inspector general semiannual report to the united states congress for the six months ending march 31, 2013. this report highlights our significant audit, evaluation, and investigative accomplishments that help amtrak accomplish its strategic goals and support congressional oversight. it also…
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