Department of Education

We found that the Department generally met the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) reporting requirements for the FY 2017 second quarter. Specifically, we found that the Department had adequate controls over its DATA Act source systems and submission processes to...

Although the Department and FSA made progress in strengthening their information security programs, we found weaknesses in the Department’s and FSA’s information systems, and those systems continued to be vulnerable to security threats. As guided by the maturity model used in the FY 2017 IG FISMA...

In response to a letter requesting that the OIG review the Department's actions related to certain provisions of the gainful employment and borrower defense regulations, we provided our views on the regulations and how the Department's proposed changes to those regulations could affect the integrity...

During this period, we closed 25 investigations involving fraud or corruption related to the Department’s programs and operations, securing more than $20 million in restitution, settlements, fines, recoveries, forfeitures, and savings. In addition, as a result of our investigative work, criminal...

The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 requires the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General to identify and report annually on the most serious management challenges the Department faces. The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 requires the...

Our audit determined that Western Governors University did not comply with the institutional eligibility requirement that limits the percentage of students who may enroll in correspondence courses. As a result, the school received more than $712 million in Federal student aid funds that it was not...

We found that Idaho’s oversight of the Title I and IDEA, Part B programs was adequate to determine whether services were being provided to students and that teachers were highly qualified, or that deficiencies were identified and corrective actions were required. Specifically, we found that it had...

This report highlighted security vulnerabilities associated with the Federal student aid Personal Identification Number (PIN) Registration System (PIN system) that were identified through various OIG investigations. Vulnerabilities identified included inadequate PIN recovery mechanisms that have the...

This management information report provided the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) and the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) with the results of our risk analysis regarding student aid fraud ring activity associated with the electronic processing of Federal student aid applications.

We issued a special report on a specific issue of concern in California that we identified during the course of our nationwide review. We determined that the California Department of Education instructed LEAs that had not previously met the MOE compliance requirement with local-only special...