including the retirement this week of the chief operating officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid. As of March 17, the ...

More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office, internal ...

The Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid processes over 17.6 million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms annually with a staff of roughly 1,400 employees ...

Four staffers in the Office of Student Aid Program Management, which has the primary role of managing the FAFSA's rollout, said yes to recent buyouts and early retirement offers. Those departures ...

You can see the status by calling the Federal Student Aid office or by logging in with your FSA ID. You can also make corrections to your FAFSA on the same online page later in the process.

A college's financial aid office can be another resource and help families understand the differences between SAI and EFC, Ferreira says. Even though there are delays, "that doesn't mean (students ...

Recent staff reductions at the U.S. Department of Education are causing severe disruptions in the systems responsible for managing financial aid for college students. These cuts, implemented as part ...