Department of Education

Our objective was to review the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) decision - making process for terminating its private collection agency (PCA) contracts.The decision to terminate the PCA contracts is part of an ongoing, multiyear Departmental strategy to overhaul student loan servicing...

The objective of our inspection was to determine the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) compliance with Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) reporting requirements.We found that the Department is not complying with ESI reporting requirements. The Department has not published a comprehensive...

The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 defines major management challenges as programs or management functions that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and where a failure to perform well could seriously affect the ability of the U.S. Department of...

In accordance with the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, this report presents the results of ED OIG's work over fiscal year 2022 in meeting its performance goals.

Our annual plan identifies the audits, inspections, and other activities that the OIG intends to undertake to assist the U.S. Department of Education in fulfilling its responsibilities to America’s citizens and students.

ED OIG SAR 85 Final 508

The objective of our review was to determine the Department’s progress on spending program administration funds authorized by coronavirus response and relief laws, including how those funds have been used to date, and the Department’s plans for using remaining funds.We found that the Department has...

The objective of our audit was to review the U. S. Department of Education’s (Department) compliance with the requirements outlined under Section 759(a) of the Geospatial Data Act. Specifically, we determined whether the Department implemented the 13 covered agency responsibilities listed in Section...

Our objective was to determine whether Gulf Coast State College (Gulf Coast) used 2019 Emergency Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education (Emergency Assistance) program funds in accordance with Federal requirements and its approved application for program funds.We found that Gulf Coast used...

Our reviews of 94 CSP grant recipients’ FPRs, APRs, and data collection forms disclosed discrepancies between the number of schools that CSP grant recipients reported as opened or expanded using CSP funds. Our reviews also disclosed that CSP grant recipients did not always submit or did not timely...