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<p>[quote user="henry6"]</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Sam1:</strong></div> <div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="p1">The point of this discussion is to refute the notion that Amtrak's Office of Inspector General is not professional, i.e. uses slipshod methods, makes the numbers come out the way Amtrak's management wants, or slants its findings for political or media reasons, as suggested in a number of posts to this thread, is wrong.     </p> <p> </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>With this paragraph in mind this is why the point of view of the writer and The Caller has to be understood.  Who are they that they are making the accusation?  If you don't know who, then you have to question their credentials, credibility, source of income, ownership, and find out why they are reporting from this angle.  Is there anybody reporting from the angle that the IG's report is acceptable, who are they and why are they reporting a different view than reported here? [/quote]</p> <p>My explanation of the IG's methodologies, which have been and are constantly being verified by a variety of sources, was to make the point that the IG's work product is of the highest quality.  It is reviewed repeatedly before it goes out the door. It speaks for itself, at least to those of us who are familiar with the work product of independent auditors.</p> <p>I am no fan of government, especially when it comes to operating what is in effect a commercial enterprise. Having said that the federal government has some excellent employees.  And the inspector general functions of the agencies get very high marks even from those of use who spent our working lives in the private sector. In fact, as part of the training in our company, I had our auditors read the work product of the General Accountability Office (GAO), which is as good an organization as they come.  Moreover, I have had, as I may have noted, numerous opportunities to swap methodology insights with GAO staff members.  </p>
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