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  • audit plan for fiscal year 2016
    i am pleased to present our audit plan for fiscal year (fy) 2016. this plan provides a road map for accomplishing our mission to conduct independent and objective audits to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the programs and operations of amtrak (the company), while also preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse.
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  • unqualified contractor employee
    as the result of an oig investigation, on june 29, 2015, the united states attorney for the district of connecticut and the attorney general for the state of connecticut announced that garg consulting services, inc., entered into a civil settlement agreeing to pay $390,000 to resolve allegations that the company failed to authenticate an employee's purported educational credentials and…
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  • outside employment policy violation
    in september 2014, the oig was informed that an amtrak auto train attendant improperly engaged in outside employment while on a medical leave of absence. the amtrak employee was observed stocking vending machines for a business they own, while on medical leave (without prior approval) and drawing railroad retirement board (rrb) benefits.
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  • theft of copper cable
    in june 2015, the oig was informed that two amtrak electricians had stolen 50 feet of copper electrical cable worth $2,000 from a limited access railroad track area under the chicago union station without authorization.
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  • asset management: observations on vehicle fleet management
    our reporting objective was to provide observations on the effectiveness of certain vehicle fleet management controls processes.
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  • request from senator mikulski
    i am writing to raise my deep concerns about amtrak's procurement approach for the redevelopment of penn station in baltimore, maryland. i have enclosed my correspondence with mr. joseph boardman for your reference.
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  • oig response to senator mikulski
    dear senator mikulski: this letter responds to your september 17, 2015 inquiry regarding amtrak’s master development procurement approach for the redevelopment of baltimore penn station. your letter asked three questions related to the company’s readiness to undertake an approach of this scope in a timely manner, and its ability to oversee the contractor involved in managing the effort.
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  • semiannual report to congress #52 (april 1, 2015 to september 30, 2015)
    throughout this reporting period, our work continued to address issues relating to amtrak’s diverse programs and operations, including the safety of train operations. tragically, on may 12, 2015, amtrak train 188 derailed in philadelphia, resulting in loss of life, injuries, and economic disruption from washington to boston. while our thoughts remain with those affected, our office continues to…
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  • monitoring the work of the independent public accountants conducting the fy 2015 financial statement audit and single audit
    our objectives are to: (1) determine whether the ipa performed the audit of the company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the comptroller general of the united states; (2) determine whether the ipa performed the single audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the…
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  • assessing the adequacy of security for publicly accessible web applications
    our work will include, but not be limited to, interviewing company officials, performing vulnerability assessments, and analyzing documents and data associated with the objective. our initial interviews will be with information technology department officials. our requests for documents will be made as our work progresses. we will work to minimize disruptions to the company by coordinating…
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