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The report found Amtrak may not be focusing its resources on improvements with the highest potential customer impact.
July 16, 2025
The report found that certain contracting activities generally worked well, but it also identified areas where weaknesses place Amtrak at greater risk of paying more than it ...
July 7, 2025
The report notes Amtrak trains were involved in approximately 800 train strikes from FY 2020 through 2023.
April 17, 2025
The report credited Amtrak for establishing a program management framework but complex designs pose schedule, cost and other risks.
Dec. 18, 2024
According to the report, Amtrak is developing its management structure for the FDT program but initially did not have an effective structure or sufficient staff in place.
Oct. 3, 2024
The Amtrak OIG report recognized the project remains on budget and on schedule but identified three areas including demand for track outages, differing information sharing expectations...
May 7, 2024
The report notes that historic levels of federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides significant opportunities for improving rail infrastructure, ...
April 19, 2024
The report found Amtrak has an imbalance of maintenance-of-equipment inventory, which includes more than $49 million in surplus or obsolete items.
Feb. 27, 2024
Amtrak OIG identified a lack of a validated computer model to support trainset testing and an incomplete schedule of addressing vehicle defects as two reasons for the delays of...
Oct. 4, 2023
The OIG’s report states the current systems and processes hinder executives and project teams from obtaining consistent, detailed cost data.
July 21, 2023

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The report highlights safety, capital investment, financial management, customer service and technology as the railroad's five key priorities over FY 26 and 27.
July 27, 2026
The report examines previous issues with the NextGen Acela, Airo and long-distance fleet programs to inform future rolling stock procurements.
July 21, 2026
The report notes that until Amtrak addresses the issues, it cannot reasonably demonstrate how the federal funds it receives will reduce its state of good repair backlog or the...
April 15, 2026
The report found that Amtrak has successfully advanced three significant near‑term responsibilities in support of the project, but the company could do more to protect its interests...
Dec. 29, 2025

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The railroad has since established a program management framework, but OIG recommends it also establish practices to ensure proper stakeholder engagement.
Dec. 29, 2022