Our initial objective was to assess the effectiveness of the company’s oversight and coordination of its private security contractors, but we reported our observations now to inform the company’s efforts to consolidate private security contractors under a nationwide contract.In June 2020 we reported that the Amtrak Police Department (APD) did not have full visibility over private security contractors because various end-user departments can independently seek agreements for their services. During our most recent audit work, we observed that the company continues to face impediments identifying the totality of its private security workforce. For example, we identified an additional 17 private security contractors (companies or individuals) that APD and the Procurement department were unaware of. Two factors impact the company’s efforts: 1) it has neither a companywide contract repository nor an alternative process to identify these contractors, and 2) it has not determined which department or individual, if any, should be responsible for evaluating and approving the requests of end‐user departments for private security services.We provided these observations for the company’s consideration. The company agreed with our observations and is taking corrective action.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) | Safety and Security: Company Faces Impediments Identifying and Managing Private Security Contractors | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| National Science Foundation | Performance Audit of Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incurred Costs – The Ohio State University | Audit |
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View Report | |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of Multiple USAID Awards Managed by World Health Partners in India, April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022 | Other |
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View Report | |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | Audit of the MCC resources managed by the OMCA-Togo under the Threshold Program Grant Agreement between the Republic of Togo and the United States of America for the period of February 15, 2019 to March 31, 2022 | Other |
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View Report | |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | Financial Audit of MCC Resources Managed by MCA-Benin II Under the Compact Agreement, April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 | Other |
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View Report | |
| Architect of the Capitol | Evaluation of the Architect of the Capitol’s (AOC’s) Implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), Fiscal Year 2022 | Inspection / Evaluation |
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View Report | |
| Social Security Administration | The Social Security Administration’s Oversight of Beneficiaries Who Receive Benefits Under the Direct Express® Debit Card Program | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Social Security Administration | The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effect on Disability Determination Services’ Processing of Disability Claims | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | North Carolina Department of Information Technology | Audit |
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View Report | |
| Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) | Supervisor Resigns for Violating Company Pay Policies | Investigation |
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View Report | |