Department of Education

The objective of our audit was to determine whether FSA was effectively implementing the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act and the FAFSA Simplification Act provisions pertaining to Federal Tax Information (FTI) through the Student Aid and Borrower...

We conducted a review to determine the Federal Student Aid office’s (FSA) actions to mitigate risks associated with the verification of identities in the FSA ID account creation process. Although we found that FSA had implemented controls to address identity verification risks associated with FSA ID...

We conducted an audit to determine whether the Federal Student Aid office (FSA) has effective plans for transitioning assigned activities to itsBusiness Process Operations (BPO) vendors and the status of the transition. We found that FSA has not developed effective plans for transitioning assigned...

We performed our inspection to determine whether the U.S. Department of Education (Department) ensured that contractors and grantees notified employees in writing of the whistleblower protections provided under 41 United States Code 4712 (Section 4712). We found that the Department did not...

This statutory report presents the activities and accomplishments of the OIG from October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. 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...

The objective of our audit was to determine whether the Department complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) for FY 2023. We found that the Department complied with the PIIA for the FY 2023 reporting period because it met all six compliance requirements; however, it could...

The objective of our inspection was to determine if the Department established and implemented controls throughout all phases of its incident response lifecycle to ensure compliance with Federal guidance and regulations. We found that although the Department established policies, procedures, and...

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 first community-specific report and focuses on our work in Springfield, Massachusetts, where we...

The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Illinois State Board of Education (Illinois) had an adequate oversight process in place to ensure that (1) local educational agencies’ (LEA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plans met...

The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) implemented selected components of its statewide accountability system in accordance with Mississippi’s approved State plan and any approved amendments. Our audit covered MDE’s processes for...