Eye on ED
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Your source for information about audits, investigations, and other work by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General. Tune in for the latest news on our efforts to find and stop fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal education programs, operations, and funding.
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Don't Get Caught by Student Loan Scams!
June 21, 2023 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBCyber criminals and fraudsters are targeting student loan borrowers with schemes and scams aimed at separating you from your money, stealing your personal information, or both. The impact of falling victim to these scams can be severe—your identity stolen, credit cards and loans taken out in your name, your bank account zeroed out, and your credit score ruined. Student loan schemes and scams are not new, and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General has been fighting them...
Estafas de Préstamos Estudiantiles y Cómo Evitarlos
June 21, 2023 15:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBEstoy segura de que todos nuestros oyentes en alguna manera tienen experiencia con los préstamos estudiantiles. Algunos han sacado un préstamo para pagar sus estudios universitarios, otros quizás han ayudado a sus hijos obtener un préstamo, o conocen a alguien que ha obtenido uno. Y desafortunadamente esto también lo saben las empresas deshonestas, los delincuentes cibernéticos, y los estafadores. Por esta razón ellos se dirigen a los prestatarios de préstamos estudiantiles con la intenció...
Whistleblower Protections
July 29, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBJuly 30 is National Whistleblower Appreciation Day—a day our nation celebrates the brave individuals who step forward to report fraud, corruption, and other wrongdoing in government programs, sometimes at great personal risk. Their contributions have helped to root out fraud and restore integrity in government programs. Fighting fraud and ensuring integrity in U.S. Department of Education programs and operations is part of our mission here at the Office of Inspector General. So this is the p...
Women in Federal Law Enforcement
March 31, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIn celebration of Women’s History Month, we interview three women in Federal law enforcement leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General (OIG). In the United States, law enforcement is an indisputably male-dominated profession. According to the National Institute of Justice, women constitute less than 13 percent of total officers and a much smaller proportion of leadership positions. At the OIG, our numbers are higher than average, as about 29 perce...
Women in Federal Law Enforcement
March 31, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBIn celebration of Women’s History Month, we interview three women in Federal law enforcement leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General (OIG). In the United States, law enforcement is an indisputably male-dominated profession. According to the National Institute of Justice, women constitute less than 13 percent of total officers and a much smaller proportion of leadership positions. At the OIG, our numbers are higher than average, as about 29 perce...
Protecting Federal K–12 Funds from Fraud
February 11, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.79 MBYou’ve probably read the headlines in newspapers. School officials—some very senior officials like school superintendents and school board members—have gone to prison for stealing or otherwise abusing Federal education funds. In our Semiannual Reports to Congress, we regularly share examples of our investigative cases involving millions of dollars lost to fraud, abuse, and criminal activity involving these K–12 funds. The U.S. Department of Education disburses billions of dollars each year...
Education OIG Work on Improper Payments
October 03, 2019 17:00 - 11 minutes - 7.79 MBIn this episode, we talk about the Education OIG's work involving improper payments. Improper payments are payments made by the government to the wrong person, in the wrong amount, or for the wrong reason. Identifying and recovering improper payments is a statutory requirement for Federal agencies, as effective stewardship of taxpayer funds is a critical responsibility of every agency within the Federal Government. For fiscal year 2018, the Department’s improper payments estimate was about...
Proteger los Fondos de Recuperación por Desastre del Desperdicio, el Fraude, el Abuso y la Actividad Criminal
July 18, 2019 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MBBienvenidos a un episodio especial de Eye on ED—el podcast oficial de la Oficina del Inspector General del Departamento de Educación. La Oficina del Inspector General tiene una parte crítica en el proceso federal para la recuperación de desastres. Estamos encargados de auditar al Departamento de Educación en el gasto de los fondos designados para la recuperación, examinar la eficacia de los programas de recuperación, e investigar el mal uso, robo, y otra actividad criminal involucrando estos...
Education OIG Oversight of Disaster Recovery Efforts
July 18, 2019 14:00 - 11 minutes - 8.33 MBWhen you think about natural disasters, like hurricanes or wildfires, and the Federal response to those disasters, you are probably thinking about FEMA, not the U.S. Department of Education. Yet the Department received about $2.7 billion to help schools in the States and territories impacted by the 2017 hurricanes and wildfires. Those funds can be used for a number of different things, including renting mobile educational units in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, replacing textbooks ...
Education OIG Audit of FSA Oversight of Student Loan Servicing
March 06, 2019 20:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBJoin us as we talk with Howard Sorensen, Assistant Counsel to the Inspector General, and Greg Bernert, an auditor from the Education OIG Chicago office. They will talk to us about an Education OIG audit of Federal Student Aid, or FSA, oversight of student loan servicers. Specifically, the audit looked at whether steps FSA took to oversee the servicers lowered the risk of servicers not complying with laws and regulations. Since 2011, the Department of Education and the Federal Student Aid of...
Education OIG Audit of the Department’s processing of Family Education Rights and Privacy Act complaints
January 17, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes - 5.52 MBWhat can happen if the U.S. Department of Education doesn't comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, commonly referred to as FERPA? FERPA grants rights and protections to students related to the personal information in their education records. FERPA violations can have a big impact on students. Violations could lead to bullying or affect students’ ability to graduate or get a job. So students rely on the Department to take timely action to resolve their complaints. In this...