Breaking Down ED’s Interagency Agreements
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has used 10 interagency agreements to outsource responsibility for entire programs, raising concerns that she's trying to bypass Congress and dismantle the Education Department. The agreements have transferred dozens of programs to other federal agencies, including the Labor Department and the Department of Treasury.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has used interagency agreements to transfer programs to other federal agencies. The Labor Department is now overseeing TRIO and launched a grant solicitation for a college access program. The Department of Treasury will take over the Office of Federal Student Aid, which oversees $1.7 trillion in loans and $22 billion in annual need-based scholarships. The transition will be broken down into three phases. Many higher ed policy experts and Democrats in Congress have sounded the alarm, warning that moving these programs will lead to operational kinks and complicate the student aid system. The Education Department defends the use of interagency agreements, saying they show how the federal government can carry out programs without the Education Department.
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