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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1995
These hearing transcripts present testimony on the high risks and emerging fraud in several areas of the federal government, including the Student Loan Program of the Education Department (ED), the Multifamily Housing Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax return filing. Testimony…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Fraud, Hearings, Higher Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1996
The United States General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General's (OIG) audit of the annual financial statements for the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994. GAO reviewed OIG's audit rather than conduct its own to avoid duplication and to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer System Design, Databases, Educational Finance
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1997
This report discusses the continuing concerns of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) in regard to the Department of Education's management and oversight of postsecondary student financial aid programs, especially the Federal Family Education Loan, the Ford Direct Loan, and the Federal Pell Grant Programs. GAO commends the department for its…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Fraud, Higher Education, Information Management
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1995
This report presents an assessment of the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and the new Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (ACSFA), along with recommendations to help improve FFELP and FDLP. It found that congressional priorities and the…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Systems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Accounting and Information Management Div. – 1997
This report examines the four program activities that account for two-thirds of delinquent debt owed to the Federal government: the Department of Education's Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) with $20 billion and the housing programs of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Veterans Affairs (VA), and Agriculture that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Debt (Financial), Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1993
This advisory report investigates the possible simplification of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and considers the issue of federal direct lending. The evaluation indicates that complexity in the FFELP is due to multiple, overlapping loan programs with conflicting terms and conditions. Nonstandard policies, procedures, forms, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Efficiency, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1993
This Advisory Committee's final report presents study activities, findings, and recommendations for the simplification of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Analysis showed that the current FFELP program structure and operations are needlessly complex and require major reform. An interim report providing recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Legislation, Efficiency, Federal Aid
Coalition for Student Loan Reform, Washington, DC. – 1994
This publication presents a set of eight recommended reforms and improvements for delivering financial aid to postsecondary students especially the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). The recommendations are: (1) make applying for student aid simpler for students; (2) assure the continued availability of a dependable, reliable source of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Educational Finance, Federal Government
