Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

I am pleased to submit our latest Semiannual Report to the United States Congress. This report highlights the activities of our office for the six months ending September 30, 2017, pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. Throughout this period, our office continued to provide...

In August 2016, Amtrak (the company) received a federal loan1 to purchase 28 new high-speed trainsets for $1.6 billion and undertake 10 infrastructure improvements needed to operate and maintain these trains for $850 million. Collectively, these projects—called the Acela Express 2021 program...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of Amtrak’s (the company) website security program. Our audit objective was to assess whether current controls provide reasonable assurance that the company’s publicly accessible websites are secure.The company uses numerous information...

On September 27, 2017, a former Amtrak electrician pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to theft of Amtrak property. He was sentenced to two days in jail (time considered served), two years of probation and was ordered to pay $1,199.57 in restitution.

In March 2017, we initiated an investigation into allegations that an Amtrak employee in Chicago, Illinois, violated company policy by commuting to work in a company-owned car and allowing his spouse to commute with him.