https://library.educause.edu/topics/policy-and-law/federal-student-aiden{62612D65-05C2-4D6E-BA04-BC0EBE552F44}https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/2/federal-student-aid-breach-information-security-reporting-compliance-lettersOver the last few months, Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of Education, has sent compliance letters on breach notification and information security program reporting to various EDUCAUSE member institutions.Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:10:46 Z{573F18F8-4D21-4800-B9F6-1CB1BAD326EA}https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/2/educause-comments-fsa-breach-notification-information-security-reporting-requirementsEDUCAUSE submitted a letter to Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of Education, expressing concern about its recent compliance actions in relation to data breach notification and information security program reporting. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:51:02 Z{92CDE06E-F3A8-4DCE-B711-6EDE21DDF690}https://library.educause.edu/resources/2017/4/educause-comments-restoration-of-year-round-pell-grantsEDUCAUSE recently supported a letter from the broader higher education association community that asked the U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees to use the current budget surplus in the Pell Grant program to once again make Pell Grants available to students on a year-round basis. Issued on March 16, 2017, the letter highlighted the strong, bipartisan support for such a move, which would enhance the ability of students to persist to degree completion as well as to improve their time to degree.Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:12:08 Z{4A9DBBB4-771B-4E52-923E-9E45A91A7099}https://library.educause.edu/resources/2017/4/educause-comments-federal-student-aids-safeguards-rule-audit-requirementOn March 29, 2017, EDUCAUSE joined the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) in asking the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to delay and/or rewrite a “federal single audit” requirement proposed by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) division of the U.S. Department of Education. Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:56:40 Z{C70298D4-EA53-4727-BE38-4844F4833AF9}https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/3/ace-letter-to-fsa-on-breach-information-security-reportingThe American Council on Education (ACE) submitted a letter to the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on February 23, 2018, regarding FSA’s 2017-18 breach notification/information security reporting compliance actions against colleges and universities. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:33:50 Z{576B96A3-A177-4CDF-815D-46365B2E822A}https://library.educause.edu/resources/2020/10/educause-comments-fsa-strategic-plan-2020-24-draftThe Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently invited public comments on its draft strategic plan for 2020 through 2024. EDUCAUSE encouraged FSA to rewrite the relevant sections of its plan to focus on current and potential collaboration between the agency and higher education information security leaders on clarifying and publicly documenting compliance guidance as well as bolstering the dissemination of jointly sourced effective information security practices.Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:52:42 Z