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Special Reports to Congress

The Office of Inspector General is occasionally asked to produce a report for a particular Congressional Committee or Member of Congress on its work and efforts. Below are reports we have issued in response to such requests, listed by date issued, since 2009. For more information on these reports, or for reports issued prior to 2009, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office


Subject Title Date
Issued
Link to Report

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 22 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/18/2022

PDF
(289K)

Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Letter to House Education & Labor Committee
Chairman Robert C. Scott Regarding FERPA

07/06/2022

PDF
(268.4K)

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2021 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/21/2021

PDF
(289K)

COVID-19

Assessment of the Department's Reconstitution Plans Following COVID-19

12/14/2020

PDF
(996K)

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2020 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/21/2020

PDF
(277K)

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2019 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/28/2019

PDF
(845K)

Use of E-mails

Political Appointees’ Compliance with Federal Laws, Regulations, and Department Policies Regarding the Use of Email

05/16/2019

PDF
(4.8M)

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2018 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/10/2018

PDF
(126K)

Higher Education

Letter to Senator Durbin regarding our 2017 report titled, “Federal Student Aid’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Discharge Process.”

06/06/2018

PDF
(170K)

Higher Education Act

OIG’s Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the
Higher Education Act

03/01/2018

PDF
(574K)

Higher Education

Letter to Senator Murray regarding our 2017 report titled, “Federal Student Aid’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Discharge Process”

01/04/2018

PDF
(143K)

Higher Education

Department Actions Related to Certain Provisions of the Gainful Employment and Borrower Defense Regulations

10/31/2017

PDF
(1.23M)

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2017 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/30/2017

PDF
(305.6K)

Preservation of
Electronic Records

U.S. Department of Education’s Processes and Compliance with
Applicable Legal Standards for Preserving Certain Electronic Records

7/14/2017

PDF

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2016 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/27/2016

PDF

Information Security

Policies and Practices for Covered Systems

8/15/2016

PDF

Higher Education

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

2/29/2016

PDF

Small Business
Innovation Research

FY 2015 Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/29/2015

PDF

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Letter to Chairman Johnson, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Regarding the Involvement of Non-Career Staff in the FOIA Process (2007-2015)

10/16/2015

PDF
(657K)

Unimplemented
Recommendations

Office of Inspector General Recommendations
Not Yet Implemented by the U.S. Department of Education, January 2014, through February 2015

3/11/2015

PDF

Small Business
Innovation Research

Annual Report
(Statutory)

11/03/2014

PDF

Small Business
Innovation Research

Annual Report
(Statutory)

11/18/2013

PDF

Higher Education

Office of Inspector General Review of H.R. 2637,
the "Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act”

09/09/2013

PDF

Unimplemented
Recommendations

Office of Inspector General Recommendations
Not Yet Implemented By the U.S. Department of Education, April 1, 2009, through June 18, 2013

06/27/2013

PDF

Sequestration

Impact of Sequestration on Office of Inspector General Operations

04/05/2013

PDF

Climate Change

U.S. Department of Education’s Efforts to Address Climate Change

03/28/2013

PDF

Small Business
Innovation Research

Annual Report
(Statutory)

10/12/2012

PDF

Unimplemented
Recommendations

Office of Inspector General Recommendations
Not Yet Implemented by the U.S. Department of Education, April 7, 2011, through April 5, 2012

05/04/2012

PDF

Recovery Act

Office of Inspector General Handling of
Referrals and General Oversight Efforts Involving Recovery Act Funds

02/19/2010

PDF

Unimplemented
Recommendations

Office of Inspector General Recommendations
Not Yet Implemented by the U.S. Department of Education, January 2001, through March 2009

05/14/2009

PDF



   
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