we conducted an investigation of an amtrak executive based on multiple allegations involving nepotism in hiring practices, steering of contracts to a particular vendor, and using an amtrak contractor who later became a full-time employee to assist him with personal work. our investigation confirmed that the executive engaged in improper hiring, conflicts of interest, and gross mismanagement of…
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this is to inform you that we are initiating engagements to monitor the work of the independent public accountant (ipa) performing the audits of amtrak's (the company) fiscal year (fy) 2014 consolidated financial statements (project 014-2014) and single audit (project 012-2015). our objectives are to: (1) determine whether the ip a performed the audit of the company's consolidated financial…
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our audit objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the company’s management of the acela parts contract.
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an amtrak human capital employee used an amtrak fuel card three times, for a total of $235, to purchase fuel for his personal vehicle. there were other transactions using the same fuel card that appeared suspicious, as the amount of fuel purchased exceeded the capacity of the fuel tank for the vehicle assigned to the fuel card. the employee was dismissed from the company.
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throughout this semiannual period, our audit work addressed issues intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of amtrak’s programs and operations. we issued nine audit reports that included opportunities to improve the company’s management of the spare parts contract for the acela, its “safe‐2‐safer” program, and workforce planning in the police department. we also expanded the use of…
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our reporting objective is to provide a point in time assessment of the company’s progress implementing its fra-approved plan, with a specific emphasis on the northeast corridor (nec). we also generally discuss implementation progress on routes off the nec and overall program management issues. we are continuing our work and plan to issue a final report at a later date.
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this report provides the results of our audit of the new jersey high-speed rail improvement program (the program). amtrak (the company) initiated the construction program to upgrade its rail infrastructure to support higher maximum train speeds, increase capacity, and improve service reliability over a 23-mile section of track between trenton and new brunswick, new jersey.
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our objective is 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.
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we are initiating a project to update our september 2014 report, amtrak: top management and performance challenges. this report summarized our assessment of the top challenges facing the company in fiscal year 2014 and the company’s progress in addressing them.
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