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Legislation and regulations
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Department to reimburse institutions for Perkins Service Cancellations
September 12, 2019
Your institution may be getting some money back.
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Guide to estimate financial aid for 2020-21 now available
August 28, 2019
The new academic year just got started for most of us and, yet, we are already planning for the 2020-21 academic year.
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The key to completing the FISAP
August 15, 2019
Department of Education offers online training for financial aid professionals.
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Upcoming Transition of FSAdownload Content and Financial Partners Portal to IFAP Website
August 15, 2019
It may be a change - but one that is for the better.
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Increase your knowledge in the fundamentals of financial aid administration
August 01, 2019
Now is the opportunity to take your career to the next level by completing the Fundamentals of Federal Student Aid Administration workshop.
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Department clarifies process for checking on high school completion
July 29, 2019
Financial aid professionals checking on the validity of a high school diploma have some authority to go beyond the process outlined in regulations.
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Another opportunity to comment on the 2020-21 Federal Student Aid Application Materials
July 18, 2019
The Department of Education is collecting a second round of comments on the updated draft version of the 2020-21 Federal Student Aid Application materials.
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New Department of Education security measures require information from schools
July 18, 2019
The Department of Education recently implemented new cybersecurity measures that require schools to provide a list of institutional IP addresses in order to have access to FSA systems and websites.
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Technology Security Alert issued by Department of Education
July 18, 2019
The Department of Education is warning schools about a software vulnerability that enables hackers to create fraudulent student accounts to conduct criminal activity.
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EDE Technical Reference Manual now available
July 17, 2019
Fans of the EDE Technical Reference manual can now get their hands on the 2020-2021 version.
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More time to apply and more information on Federal Work Study Experiment
July 03, 2019
If you thought you were going to have to work over the July 4 holiday weekend to finish your school's application to participate in the Department of Education's Federal Work Study Experiment, we have some good news.
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Visit the Department of Education the next time you go to D.C.
July 02, 2019
As a student, you have an invitation to visit the U.S. Department of Education's offices in Washington, D.C.