our objective is to evaluate the adequacy of the company's management and oversight of its construction and specialized equipment and vehicles.
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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 on compliance and other matters. because the company receives. federal assistance, it must obtain an…
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the objective of this audit will be to review the adequacy of contract oversight and administration focusing on cost, schedule, and performance in terms of the contract's effect on equipment availability and reliability rates.
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the objective of our audit will be to review the extent to which best practices are being adopted into the project management office's structure, as well as operation policies and practices.
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we had 17 ongoing audits addressing 6 focus areas of our annual audit plan as of december 31, 2014. as of december 31, 2015 we had 55 active investigations focusing on significant allegations of suspected fraud, waste, and misconduct in the following areas.
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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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