Officials from the White House fraud elimination task force and Justice Department fraud elimination division participated.
The U.S. Department of Education held its first summit to address fraud, waste, and abuse across federal student aid programs and higher education. Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald and White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive Director Scott Brady joined Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent to discuss innovative approaches to protect American students and taxpayers.
“In collaboration with Vice President Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, we are taking a whole-of-government approach to saving taxpayer dollars and ensuring they never fall into the hands of criminals,“ said Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent. “We have already prevented nearly $2 billion in attempted federal student aid fraud from going to bad actors. Every dollar lost to fraud is a dollar taken away from a student trying to build a better future.“
The department highlighted, “The Summit featured presentations by the Office of Federal Student Aid, the Department, and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as well as panel discussions by federal law enforcement, institutions of higher education, and third-party servicers on best practices that can be used to combat fraud, waste, and abuse.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Under Secretary Kent as he contributes to the effort to eliminate fraud in federal student loans and higher education.
- For Assistant Attorney General McDonald as he oversees the DOJ’s fraud enforcement division.
- For Director Brady as he works with Vice President Vance and the White House task force to eliminate fraud across the federal government.
Sources: Department of Education
