Audit Reports
March 27, 2013 | Audit Reports
AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Internal Control Weaknesses Lead to Overpayments (Metro North)
The objective of this audit was to determine whether Metro North Commuter Railroad (Metro North) invoices to Amtrak for OTP incentives from January… Read more
March 26, 2013 | Audit Reports
AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Internal Control Weaknesses Lead to Overpayments (BNSF)
The objective of this audit was to determine whether charges for services BNSF invoiced to Amtrak for trains operating over its tracks from October 1… Read more
March 26, 2013 | Audit Reports
MANAGEMENT OF OVERTIME: Best Practice Controls Can Help in Developing Needed Policies and Procedures
Amtrak has started to focus management attention on improving controls over the approval and use of overtime. However, much work remains to be done,… Read more
March 13, 2013 | Audit Reports
AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Internal Control Weaknesses Lead to Overpayments (Southern Pacific) [Redacted]
The objective of this audit was to determine whether Southern Pacific Transportation Company's (the host railroad) invoices to Amtrak for services… Read more
February 15, 2013 | Audit Reports
AMTRAK INVOICE REVIEW: Undetected Inaccuracies Resulted in Overpayments
The objective of this audit was to determine whether BNSF Railway's on-time-performance incentives invoiced to Amtrak from July through December 2006… Read more
February 01, 2013 | Audit Reports
QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW: Amtrak's Independent Public Accountant Met Applicable Auditing Standards for the Fiscal Year 2012 Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
In its audit of Amtrak's consolidated financial statements, Ernst & Young concluded that the consolidated financial statements fairly presented,… Read more
December 20, 2012 | Audit Reports
RAILROAD SAFETY: Amtrak Has Made Progress in Implementing Positive Train Control, but Significant Challenges Remain
Therefore, we focused our work on Amtrak’s efforts to identify and mitigate risks to the successful implementation of PTC by the December 31, 2015,… Read more
December 04, 2012 | Audit Reports
ACELA CAR PURCHASE: Questioned Costs Identified in Price Proposal
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-… Read more
September 27, 2012 | Audit Reports
RAILROAD SAFETY: Amtrak is Not Adequately Addressing Rising Drug and Alcohol Use by Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions
We initiated this evaluation to determine whether Amtrak is ensuring that its HOS employees are complying with federal regulations governing the use… Read more
September 27, 2012 | Audit Reports
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITS: Observations for Improving Oversight of the Independent Public Accountant
Our objectives were to (1) gain an understanding of the company’s contract solicitation, administration, facilitation, and oversight activities as… Read more