Department of Education IG Reveals $6 Billion In Improper Payments in 2016

CNS News ^ | 06/01/2017 | Gage Cohen

[ForYourChildren]

Department of Education Inspector General Kathleen Tighe revealed to Congress last week that the Federal Student Aid office (FSA) had made over $6 billion in improper payments last year in federal student aid programs.

These improper payments included sending money in the wrong amount, making unnecessary disbursements, and sending payments to the wrong recipients entirely, reported the government watchdog group Judicial Watch.

There were $2.21 billion in improper Pell Grant payments and $3.86 billion in the Direct Loan program, according to Inspector General Tighe in her May 25 testimony before the House Subcommittee on Government Operations.

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[ForYourChildren]

I include this also:

“Comptroller General: U.S. Made $144 Billion in Improper Payments in 2016”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3554033/posts

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[BenLurkin]

Six

Billion

[fhayek]

We lose $6 billion here. Hillary’s State Department ‘misplaced’ $6 billion. There are dozens of other departments that we don’t even know about. But, we are continually told that WE do not pay enough in taxes.

[ForYourChildren]

“But, we are continually told that WE do not pay enough in taxes.”

Don’t you sometimes feel like “Boxer?”

[fhayek]

If you are referring to the Simon and Garfunkel song - yes. If you are referring to “Barbara”, - hell no.

[ForYourChildren]

Animal Farm

[fhayek]

Oh. LoL. I get it now. Synapses not firing like they used to.

[Organic Panic]

“We don’t have a funding problem, we have a paying for it problem.” - Shumer

“There is nothing we can cut” -Harry Reid

[wastoute]

Of course it was all unintentional. IIRC, when the Army “overpaid” me several hundred bucks I had to pay it back. I am sure all these “students” who were overpaid will have to do the same. I won’t be holding my breath.

[scrabblehack]

I want to say that the Pell grants are actually awarded by the schools. Does this mean that the schools lied about these students being in full time status, or being enrolled at all?

[dila813]

That’s Obama’s saving taxpayer money

[snarkytart]

Criminal!
Yet they whine about “cuts”.

Hey Mr. President here is your wall money.

[TADSLOS]

[Bellflower]

Please, no photo shopped pictures that include any Cross on Obama. Thank you.