| Subject Area | Assignment | Objective(s) | Recent, Previous or Related Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Student Aid Programs | Quality of Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Reported by Selected Postsecondary Schools | Determine whether the selected postsecondary school reported verifiable data to IPEDS. We are currently conducting work at Southern New Hampshire University. | Previous reports issued in this series NUC University; Spring Hill College; University of Texas Permian Basin; Joliet Junior College. |
| Federal Student Aid Programs | Potential Fraud Involving FAFSA from Dependent Students with Unusual Parent Data | To determine the impact of potentially fraudulent activity involving suspicious FAFSAs from dependent students with unusual parent data. | Previous work involving FAFSA |
| Federal Student Aid Programs | Short-Term Program 70/70 Compliance | Determine whether selected postsecondary schools’ short-term programs met the program eligibility requirements set forth in section 481(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act, as amended (HEA). We are currently conducting work in Pennsylvania (Rosedale Technical College). | |
| Elementary, Secondary, Special Education Programs | State Education Agency (SEA) Oversight of Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk | Determine whether selected SEAs implemented processes to provide reasonable assurance that (1) State agencies and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are administering the Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk (Title I, Part D) in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements and (2) they are making progress toward meeting the Title I, Part D goals, objectives, and outcomes specified in their State plan. We are currently conducting work in New York. | Similar work on these topics The Department’s Processes for Reviewing and Approving State Plans Submitted Pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended (2020) |
| Elementary, Secondary, Special Education Programs | LEAs’ Internal Controls Over Individualized Education Programs (IEP) | Determine whether selected LEAs designed and implemented sufficient processes for overseeing the development of IEPs for children with disabilities and ensuring that those children receive the services described in their IEPs. We are currently conducting work in Maryland (Baltimore County Public Schools and Prince George’s County Public Schools). | Previous reports issued in this series: Nebraska - Omaha Public Schools (2025). |
| Elementary, Secondary, Special Education Programs | Administration of Magnet Schools Assistance Program Grants | Determine whether selected LEAs met Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) project objectives and performance measures and used MSAP grant funds for allowable purposes. We are currently conducting work in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) and New York (New York City Public Schools Community School District 13). | |
| Elementary, Secondary, Special Education Programs | Administration of Full-Service Community Schools Grants | Determine whether selected grantees (1) expended Full-Service Community Schools grant funds for allowable purposes and in accordance with applicable requirements and (2) adequately progressed towards meeting the objectives stated in its grant award. We are currently conducting work in Illinois (Metropolitan Family Services) and Kentucky (Partners for Rural Impact, Inc.). | |
| Pandemic Relief Aid | SEA’s Oversight of Contracted Services Paid for With American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds | Determine whether the selected SEA ensured that services contracted for and paid with ARP ESSER funds to measure students' academic progress were provided and consistent with the purposes of the ARP ESSER program. We are currently conducting work in Puerto Rico. | Previous ESSER and pandemic relief aid oversight work. |
| ED Management and Operations and Statutory Work | FY 2025 Financial Statement Audits of ED and FSA (Statutory) | Opine on the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements, consider ED’s and FSA’s internal controls over financial reporting, perform tests of compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, and perform tests of compliance with certain provision of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. | Previous year financial statement audits. |
| ED Management and Operations and Statutory Work | Changes in ED Staffing and Operations | Describe changes in staffing and operations at ED offices resulting from workforce optimization and cost efficiency initiatives. The reviews will cover changes to staffing, operations, contracts, and grants from January 20, 2025, through March 31, 2025. | |
| ED Management and Operations and Statutory Work | ED’s External Audit Follow-up Process | Evaluate ED’s controls to ensure that agreed-upon corrective actions have been taken in response to OIG-issued external audit reports and alternative products. | Previous work on this subject. |
| ED Management and Operations and Statutory Work | FY 2026 Federal Information Security Modernization Act or FISMA (Statutory) | Determine whether ED’s overall information technology security programs and practices are effective as they relate to Federal information security requirements. | Previous FISMA work |
Last Updated: December 29, 2025