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  • employee pads expense reports with false meal checks
    an employee, who regularly traveled the trains, submitted 211 meal checks totaling $3316 for expenses he did not incur. the employee was arrested in the district of columbia, pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor fraud, and was sentenced to three years unsupervised probation and to make restitution to amtrak in the amount of $3316.
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  • management advisory report governance: employee time charges trend data for calendar year 2013
    our objective was to develop information on the extent to which agreement employees reported working 16 or more hours of straight time in a day—and the possible reasons why. we did not assess the validity of the reported time charges or verify the possible reasons cited were the actual basis for the time charges we identified. we used a data analysis software tool, audit command language (acl),…
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  • contractor falsifies servicing of fire extinguishers
    we investigated a complaint that a contractor, responsible for servicing fire extinguishers on amtrak’s properties in los angeles, was not providing the contracted services.
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  • two employees forge medical forms
    we conducted two separate investigations on employees who reportedly forged “treating physician medical status report statement of disability” forms. one employee, a customer service representative, submitted the form to allow the employee to return from a medical leave of absence.
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  • asset management: opportunities exist to enhance decision-making process for utilization of long-distance equipment
    amtrak’s network of 15 long-distance trains is expected to lose almost $615 million in fiscal year 2014. in october 2013, the company established a long-distance business line to improve the financial performance of these trains and to help support the company’s strategic goal of being profitable on an operating basis, with revenues exceeding operating costs. optimizing the utilization of…
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  • semiannual report to congress #50 (april 1, 2014 to september 30, 2014)
    throughout this semiannual period, our audit work addressed issues intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of amtrak’s programs and operations. we issued our first ever report on top management and performance challenges facing the company. the challenges we identified are rooted in long‐standing and complex issues that will take continuous attention over several years to effectively…
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  • theft of fuel
    an amtrak employee used an amtrak fuel card to purchase more than $2,000 in fuel for his personal vehicles. he was arrested on may 27, 2014, and charged with theft in bucks county pennsylvania.
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  • oig audit, inspection, and evaluation plan for fiscal year 2014
    i am pleased to present the amtrak office of inspector general’s fiscal year 2014 annual audit, inspection, and evaluation plan. this plan provides a road map to accomplishing our mission of conducting independent and objective audits, inspections, and evaluations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in amtrak’s programs and operations while preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and…
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  • oig audit plan for fiscal year 2015
    i am pleased to present our audit plan for fiscal year 2015. this plan provides a road map for accomplishing our mission to conduct independent and objective audits to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in amtrak’s programs and operations, while also preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse.
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  • acquisition and procurement: gateway program projects have certain cost and schedule risks
    our objective for this report is to provide an updated assessment on progress and risk on the two gateway program tunnel projects.
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