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  • safety and security: opportunities exist to improve the safe-2-safer program
    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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  • theft of property
    an amtrak machinist ordered goods from amtrak’s work management system that he did not need to fulfill his job duties. when confronted, the machinist admitted to ordering goods that he took home for personal use, gave away or sold.
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  • mentor pay
    we received a complaint that new hires in the mechanical engineering department in the delaware shops were assigned multiple mentors so that employees could receive extra pay for mentoring. using a data analytics tool, oi found that mentor pay was on track to exceed $500,000, an increase over the prior year of more than 350%.
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  • engagement memo - assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of management processes for utilizing master service agreements
    the objective of this audit will be to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of using msas and how well they are managed in terms of their cost, schedule, and performance.
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  • audit engagement memo: accounting for business lines of operation
    our audit objective is to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the company's financial systems and data supporting the accumulation and allocation of costs for the company's business lines of operation. we will assess also whether the company has implemented prior recommendations made by the dot-oig in its march 27,2013 report to improve the effectiveness of the company's cost accounting…
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  • oig response to the committee on oversight and government reform
    this memorandum responds to your letter of february 11, 2015, concerning our open and unimplemented recommendations and access to agency information. the information below corresponds to the six questions listed in your letter.
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  • recommendation follow-­up: management of overtime: best practice controls can help in developing needed policies and procedures
    at your request, this memorandum provides our views regarding the company’s proposal to implement a recommendation in the subject report dealing with the adequacy of controls over approving overtime in excess of $35,000. as you know, the consolidated appropriations act of 2014 continued to place a $35,000 cap on the amount of overtime that can be earned annually by an amtrak employee, but allowed…
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  • human capital: incentive awards were appropriate, but payment controls can be improved
    the objective of this audit was to review the accuracy of the company’s reported plan goal achievement and payments to employees.
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  • track supervisor violates policy
    we conducted an investigation of a track supervisor to determine if he made fraudulent purchases on an amtrak pcard, conducted private business on company time, or used an amtrak vehicle for personal business.
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  • ethics policy violation
    we received an anonymous complaint that the spouse of an amtrak executive had been convicted of embezzling funds from a non-profit organization and sentenced to incarceration and a substantial restitution -- which we later confirmed.
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