All Audit Documents

October 11, 2023 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Long‐Distance Fleet Replacement Program

We are initiating an audit of Amtrak’s (the company) Long‐Distance Fleet Replacement program. This multibillion‐dollar procurement to replace… Read more
Tracking Number

002‐2024

October 11, 2023 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Frederick Douglass Tunnel

We are initiating a review of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel (FDT) program—a $6 billion investment to replace the existing Baltimore and Potomac… Read more
Tracking Number

001‐2024

September 29, 2023 |  Audit Reports

Major Programs: Company Improved Management of New Acela Program, but Additional Delays and Cost Increases are Likely

Our objective was to reassess the company’s management and oversight of New Acela, including the trainset acquisition and other program elements… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2023-013

September 14, 2023 |  Audit Reports

MAJOR PROGRAMS: Americans with Disabilities Act Program Progressing, but Faces Some Challenges to Meeting Completion Goals

Our objective was to provide the status of the company’s progress toward achieving compliance with the ADA and identify any challenges that could… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2023-012

September 01, 2023 |  Audit Reports

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: The Company Has Proactively Taken Steps to Comply with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Our objective was to assess the company’s early efforts to comply with all Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requirements, with a focus on its… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2023-011

July 17, 2023 |  Audit Reports

GOVERNANCE: Company Is Strengthening Project Cost Management but Can Better Organize Costs and Improve Guidance

Our objective was to identify any challenges with company systems and processes that could impede the Capital Delivery department’s ability to… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2023-010

June 23, 2023 |  Audit Reports

SAFETY AND SECURITY: Company Faces Impediments Identifying and Managing Private Security Contractors

Our initial objective was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s oversight and coordination of its private security contractors, but we… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-MAR-2023-009

June 02, 2023 |  Audit Reports

Financial Management: Quality Control Review of Amtrak’s Single Audit for Fiscal Year 2022

Amtrak (the company) contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit its consolidated financial statements… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-A-2023-008

May 19, 2023 |  Engagement Memos

Engagement Memo—Update on Amtrak’s Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

We are initiating a review of the company’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) program. Our objective will be to provide an update on the company’… Read more
Tracking Number

011‐2023

May 09, 2023 |  Audit Reports

Safety and Security: Observations on Security at the *REDACTED* Facility

We issued this management advisory report to bring immediate attention to risks we identified during a visit to an Amtrak facility for a separate… Read more
Tracking Number

OIG-MAR-2023-006