amtrak’s oig is in the process of completing an evaluation that compares amtrak’s infrastructure maintenance expenses to that of a sample of european rail passenger systems. during the cost comparison phase of this evaluation, it was determined that the annual cost of an amtrak infrastructure worker is significantly higher than that of the average european infrastructure worker.
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in november 2007, the office of the inspector general (oig) initiated a company-wide evaluation of how amtrak manages its human capital (hc). specifically, the team evaluated how well amtrak identifies its manpower needs and then recruits, hires, develops, and retains the individuals with the skills needed to accomplish amtrak’s mission and strategic goals.
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the objective of this study was to review the history of these projects with key individuals, identify project elements (both successful and unsuccessful) which had major impacts on the results achieved, and summarize key “lessons learned” into recommendations relevant to the forthcoming round of amtrak procurements.
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i am pleased to present the amtrak office of inspector general’s fiscal year 2013 annual audit, inspection, and evaluation plan. this year promises to be another challenging and demanding one as we work to accomplish our core mission of conducting independent and objective audits, inspections, and evaluations, to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in amtrak’s programs and operations;…
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we initiated this evaluation to determine whether the fy 2012 fleet strategy was based on detailed analyses and integrated planning in line with our previous recommendations (listed in appendix ii). based on our initial discussions with the corporation, we expanded the scope of this evaluation to review amtrak’s entire fleet planning process.
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amtrak received $1.3 billion under the american recovely and reinvestment act of 2009 (arra) for infrastructure and security improvements. there was approximately $63 million in change orders on arra projects. this is to ad vise you that we are initiating a review to assess adequacy of the process to review and approve change orders. our specific objective is to determine whether the amounts paid…
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the office of inspector general is initiating an audit of equipment purchased under arra contracts. the objective of this audit is to assess the adequacy of controls over the disposition of equipment such as computers, furniture, and tools purchased with arra funds. during the audit, oig audit personnel will meet with individuals responsible for arra contract management, analyze documents…
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this is to inform you that our office is initiating an audit and investigation project to assess the effectiveness of controls in amtrak's various business processes such as purchase to payment, materials management, payroll, health care, and claims. this project will rely heavily on data analysis software tools. analysis of organizational data using specialized software is increasingly becoming…
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the amtrak fy2012–2016 five-year financial plan outlines the company’s strategy for investing in infrastructure and fleet acquisitions to maintain a “state of good repair.” to meet amtrak’s procurement demands, the procurement and materials management department must have acquisition and contracting workforce planning and training programs. therefore, the office of inspector general is initiating…
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this is to inform you, we are starting an audit to assess amtrak's progress in implementing the 2008 passenger rail investment and improvement act (priia) provisions. priia section 221 requires the department of transportation (dot) office of the inspector general (oig) to assess amtrak and federal railroad administration's (fra) progress in implementing the act's provisions within three years of…
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