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GAO-05-893R 1 (2005-07-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptasbh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 11, 2005 The Honorable Don Young Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Questions for the Record Related to Amtrak's Food and Beverage Service Dear Mr. Chairman: On June 9, 2005, I testified before the Subcommittee on Railroads at a hearing on Amtrak Food and Beverage Operations.' This letter responds to your request that I provide answers to questions for the record. The questions, along with my responses, follow. 1. Amtrak stated that it has used its Office of Inspector General to audit Amtrak's food and beverage operations and that GAO did not recognize this fact. Why does GAO think that additional information is useful to supplement the Inspector General's food and beverage report on Amtrak's food and beverage operations? In our testimony, we stated that Amtrak has not required the food and beverage contractor to submit the contractually required and independently audited annual report of budget variances for key line items. An audit of such a report could detect improper payments to the contractor. We also stated that Amtrak has never had an audit conducted of the discounts and rebates credited to it by Gate Gourmet International, even though such an audit is allowed under their contract. An audit of the purchase data could determine whether the contractor is appropriately passing along applicable rebates and discounts to Amtrak. Amtrak's statement that we did not recognize that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been used to audit the food and beverage operations is inaccurate. In the course of our work, we reviewed OIG reports on certain aspects of Amtrak's food and beverage operations. However, we do not believe that the past work of the OIG should be viewed by Amtrak as a substitute for a comprehensive internal control program. Internal control should be a continuous built-in component of operations that, among other things, considers the results of audits and ensures prompt 'GAO, Amtrak: Management and Accountability Issues Contribute to Unprofitability of Food and Beverage Service, G-AO45-76h1T (Washington, D.C.: Jun. 9, 2005). GAO-05-893R Amtrak Food and Beverage Questions

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