Department of Education

This Semiannual Report includes the activities and accomplishments of this office from October 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019. The audits, investigations, and related work highlighted in the report are products of our mission to identify and stop fraud, waste, and abuse, and promote accountability...

We found that the Department complied with IPERA because it met each of the six compliance requirements. We also found that the Department’s improper payment estimates and methodologies were generally accurate and complete. Lastly, we found that some information in the Department’s improper payment...

This project was initiated in response to a request for a review of political appointees at the Department to ensure that these officials are following the spirit and letter of all Federal laws and regulations, as well as Departmental policies, related to email use. The OIG was requested to...

The objective of our audit was to determine the effectiveness of Federal Student Aid’s (FSA's) (1) evaluation of its processes for selecting Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data elements to be verified and (2) evaluation and monitoring of its processes for selecting students for...

The auditors expressed the opinion that the closing package financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the United States Department of Education as of September 30, 2018, and its net cost and changes in net position for the year then...

The auditors expressed the opinion that the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federal Student Aid as of September 30, 2018, and its net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources for the year then ended...

The auditors expressed the opinion that the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the United States Department of Education as of September 30, 2018, and its net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources...

The objective of our audit was to determine whether Federal Student Aid (FSA) had established policies and procedures to mitigate the risk of servicers not servicing federally held student loans in accordance with Federal requirements. We assessed FSA’s operations as of September 2017. We found that...

This report provides a framework for training grant administrators and recipients of federal grant funds on practices for reducing the risk for grant fraud, including grant training content, additional sources of information for further guidance, and illustrative hypothetical scenarios that provide...

Our audit objectives were to determine whether the University of Houston completed verification of applicant data in accordance with Federal requirements and accurately reported verification results to Federal Student Aid (FSA). Our audit covered award year 2016–2017 (July 1, 2016, through June 30...