Latest Ed oig Podcast Episodes

Don't Get Caught by Student Loan Scams!

Eye on ED - June 21, 2023 15:00 - 15 minutes
Cyber 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 you...

Estafas de Préstamos Estudiantiles y Cómo Evitarlos

Eye on ED - June 21, 2023 15:00 - 21 minutes
Estoy 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 desafortun...

Whistleblower Protections

Eye on ED - July 29, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes
July 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 integrit...

Women in Federal Law Enforcement

Eye on ED - March 31, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes
In 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...

Women in Federal Law Enforcement

Eye on ED - March 31, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes
In 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...

Protecting Federal K–12 Funds from Fraud

Eye on ED - February 11, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes
You’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 ...

Education OIG Work on Improper Payments

Eye on ED - October 03, 2019 17:00 - 11 minutes
In 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 agenci...

Proteger los Fondos de Recuperación por Desastre del Desperdicio, el Fraude, el Abuso y la Actividad Criminal

Eye on ED - July 18, 2019 16:00 - 11 minutes
Bienvenidos 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...

Education OIG Oversight of Disaster Recovery Efforts

Eye on ED - July 18, 2019 14:00 - 11 minutes
When 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 ...

Education OIG Audit of FSA Oversight of Student Loan Servicing

Eye on ED - March 06, 2019 20:00 - 11 minutes
Join 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 ...

Education OIG Audit of the Department’s processing of Family Education Rights and Privacy Act complaints

Eye on ED - January 17, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes
What 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 im...