FEDERALhearing transcript

Review of Federal Student Aid Performance

Original title: FEDERAL STUDENT AID: PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION REVIEW

January 1, 2017

Federal Student Aid Higher Education Government Oversight Performance Review

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing examines the operational efficiency and accountability of the federal office responsible for managing student financial aid programs, which directly impacts the administration of billions of dollars in student loans and grants.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal Student Aid (FSA)

The agency is the subject of the performance review and oversight hearing.

U.S. Department of Education

The department is responsible for the operations of the Federal Student Aid office.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2017.

What's next

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Summary

This document is a transcript record of a joint congressional hearing held on November 18, 2015, to review the performance of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office. The hearing involved testimony from the U.S. Department of Education and the Government Accountability Office regarding how the FSA manages its responsibilities.

Key Facts

The hearing was a joint session held by the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
The hearing took place on November 18, 2015.
The subject of the hearing was a performance-based review of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office.
James Runcie, Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of Education, provided oral and written testimony.
Melissa Emrey-Arras, Director at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, provided testimony.
The hearing was assigned Serial No. 114-85 by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Serial No. 114-34 by the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to conduct a performance-based review of the Federal Student Aid office.

Who testified at the hearing?

James Runcie from the U.S. Department of Education and Melissa Emrey-Arras from the U.S. Government Accountability Office testified.

Why It Matters

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Dual Committee Serial Numbers

The hearing was assigned two different serial numbers by two different House committees, indicating a high level of inter-committee coordination.

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Education and the Workforce

Connected Entities

personMelissa Emrey-Arras“Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security at the U.S. Government Acc”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training“House subcommittee conducting the hearing.”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Government Operations“House subcommittee conducting the hearing.”Map →

personJames Runcie“Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of Education, witness at the hear”Map →

Sources

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