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Implementation of the Significant Disproportionality in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Final Regulations

2023
I22NY0084
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided general guidance and technical assistance for State educational agencies (SEA), to assist them in implementing significant disproportionality regulatory requirements. OSEP also performed ongoing monitoring of SEAs’ compliance with Individuals...

Federal Student Aid’s Processes for Waiving Return of Title IV Requirements, Cancelling Borrowers’ Obligation to Repay Direct Loans, and Excluding Pell Grants from Federal Pell Lifetime Usage

2023
A21CA0077
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education
Pandemic

FSA had adequate processes for waiving R2T4 requirements, cancelling borrowers’ obligation to repay Direct Loans, and excluding Pell disbursements from Pell lifetime usage for impacted students. FSA also designed adequate processes for schools to report the number and amounts of R2T4 waivers applied...

FY 2020 FSA Financial Statement Audit

2021
A17U0002
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair...

FY 2020 ED Financial Statement Audit

2021
A17U0001
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair...

FY 2022 FSA Financial Statement Audit

2023
A22FS0065
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

FSA, a principal office of the U.S. Department of Education, is required by law to produce an annual report, which details the organization’s fiscal year financial and program performance. The Federal Student Aid FY 2022 Annual Report (Annual Report) is a comprehensive document that provides an...

FY 2022 ED Financial Statement Audit

2023
A22FS0064
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

In accordance with the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, the Department’s framework for performance management begins with the Strategic Plan, which serves as the foundation for establishing and implementing priorities, highlighting performance goals and objectives, and developing performance...

University of Cincinnati’s Use of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Institutional Grants

2023
A20US0045
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education
Pandemic

Our objective was to determine whether the University of Cincinnati (University) used the Student Aid (Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425E) and Institutional (ALN 84.425F) portions of its Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) funds for allowable and intended purposes.The University...

Federal Student Aid’s Transition to the Next Generation Loan Servicing Environment

2023
A20GA0035
Audit
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

The objective of our audit was to determine the extent to which Federal Student Aid (FSA) had processes for planning and managing the transition to the Next Generation (Next Gen) loan servicing environment to achieve the project’s intended outcomes.Although FSA had processes in place for planning...

The Department’s Decision to Terminate Private Collection Agency Contracts

2023
I22DC0067
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Education OIG
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 Department’s Compliance with Experimental Sites Initiative Reporting Requirements

2023
I22DC0054
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Education OIG
Department of Education

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...

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