Department of Education

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for the oversight of non-Federal audits covering Department program funds. The OIG reviews reporting packages, and in some cases the supporting audit documentation, and notifies the relevant parties of any quality deficiencies identified. This...

To learn how communities across the nation responded to the pandemic, we initiated a multi-part review of six communities—two cities, two rural counties, and two Tribal reservations. This report is the fourth community-specific report and focuses on our work in White Earth Nation Reservation in...

The objective of our inspection was to review the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) administration of its reasonable accommodation program. This included determining whether reasonable accommodation requests were processed timely and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act made several changes to the FAFSA, including changing the formula for determining student financial assistance need and simplifying the application. The rollout of the redesigned 2024–2025 FAFSA application encountered issues...

Congress enacted section 117 of the Higher Education Act, as amended, (Section 117) mandating financial transparency of institutions of higher education (institution) through required reporting of gifts from and contracts with a foreign source. Applicable institutions must file a disclosure report...

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is responsible for minimizing the risk that Federal funds will be lost when an Institution of Higher Education (IHE) stops participating in the programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. When an IHE stops...

To learn how communities across the nation responded to the pandemic, we initiated a multi-part review of six communities—two cities, two rural counties, and two Tribal reservations. This report is the fourth community-specific report and focuses on our work in Marion County, Georgia, where we...

The purpose of this report is to summarize the OIG’s oversight and investigative work involving Federal student assistance programs and operations over the past 6 FYs—FY 2019 through FY 2024 and to provide the office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) with context on historical areas of weakness involving...

In accordance with the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, this report presents the results of the OIG's work over fiscal year 2024 in meeting its performance goals.

This Annual Plan presents the major initiatives and priorities the OIG intends to undertake in FYS 2025-2026 to assist the U.S. Department of Education (Department) in fulfilling its responsibilities to America’s taxpayers and students. The plan details the assignment areas and resources that the...