the office of inspector general is initiating an evaluation of amtrak’s acquisition of concrete ties to replace defective ties installed on areas of track in new england, using funds provided through the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009. specifically, we will determine the extent of amtrak’s oversight of the production of the replacement ties. to accomplish this objective, we plan…
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on february 27, 2012, amtrak received a price proposal to deliver 40 acela coach cars. given the high dollar value and amtrak’s plan to award a sole-source contract, we initiated a review of the price proposal to determine whether it was based on well-supported and reasonable cost and pricing data.
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our objectives were to (1) gain an understanding of the company’s contract solicitation, administration, facilitation, and oversight activities as they relate to the ipa; and (2) identify best practices for the audit and finance committee’s and management’s consideration in overseeing the ipa and the audit process.
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the oig is initiating an audit of amtrak's processes for managing its capital programs. the objective of this audit is to determine the adequacy of amtrak's capital program management practices to include policies and procedures for managing its capital programs in the areas of estimating, scheduling, oversight, and project close-out. during the audit, oig audit personnel and oig contractors will…
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this is to inform you that we are initiating a survey of issues related to north east corridor (nec) infrastructure projects. the successful accomplishment of ongoing and planned nec infrastructure projects in an effective and efficient manner are of high priority to the corporation, the board of directors, the congress, and other stakeholders. our overall objective is to keep apprised of nec…
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we are initiating a follow-up audit of amtrak’s compliance with the americans with disabilities act (ada). ada became law in 1990 and required that intercity rail stations be made accessible to persons with disabilities by july 26, 2010. in september 2011, we reported that amtrak had not met this requirement since only 48 of the 482 (10 percent) stations it serves were ada-compliant. amtrak…
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the amtrak oig is starting a review to assess amtrak’s top management and performance challenges. traditionally, similar reviews by audit organizations have focused on high-risk activities and performance issues that affect operations and/or strategic goals. results from those reviews have proven that it is important to periodically identify and report the top management and performance…
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attached is the final report regarding the quality assurance review (qar) of the investigative operations of the amtrak office of the inspector general. this report includes the opinion letter and letter of suggested improvements/best practices.
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this letter provides an update to your request of april 8, 2010,1 for information on all of our closed audits, investigations, and evaluations that have not been publicly disclosed. we are also providing a list of open and unimplemented amtrak office of inspector general (oig) recommendations. from may i, 2010, through june 30, 2013, all oig audit and evaluation reports have been disclosed to the…
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this letter responds to your december 5, 2012, request for information on the amtrak office of inspector general (oig) high-priority recommendations for improving efficiency at amtrak, and our annual work plan. information on high-priority recommendations is described below and our work plan is available at annual audit, inspection, and evaluation plan, fiscal year 2013.
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