Fiscal Year 2007

• Statement of Inspector General John P. Higgins, Jr., entitled "Mismanagement and Conflicts of Interest in the Reading First Program," presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, April 20, 2007. MS Word (55K), PDF (32K)

Fiscal Year 2005

• Statement of Inspector General John P. Higgins, Jr., on the management and performance of the FFEL and Direct Loan programs, before the Government Reform Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, May 26, 2005 MS Word (113K), PDF (29K)
• Statement of Deputy Inspector General Thomas A. Carter on the Effectiveness and Enforcement of Federal Anti-Fraud Laws at For-Profit (Proprietary) Institutions of Higher Education., Before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives, March 1, 2005 MS Word, PDF (138K)
• Statement of Inspector General John P. Higgins, Jr. on the changes made to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control (A-123), Before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance and Accountability Committee on Government Reform United States House of Representatives, February 16, 2005 MS Word, PDF [109k]

Fiscal Year 2003

• Statement of the Inspector General John P. Higgins, Jr. on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the Student Financial Assistance Programs within the Department of Education, before the House Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, July 9, 2003. MS Word
• Statement of Deputy Inspector General Thomas A. Carter on Recent Improvements of Financial Management Practices at the U.S. Department of Education, before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Select Education, Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives, March 12, 2003 MS Word

Fiscal Year 2002

• Statement of the Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services on how the Offices of Inspector General (OIG) meet their responsibilities to assure the quality of Single Audits performed under the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives, June 26, 2002 MS Word
• an update on the status of financial management at the Department of Education, before the Subcommittee on Select Education, Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives, April 10, 2002. MS Word
• on the top three management challenges facing the United States Department of Education, before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives, March 5, 2002.  MS Word

Fiscal Year 2001

• on Select Education, Committee on Education and the Workforce, US House of Representatives, on the status of financial management at the Department of Education, Tuesday, July 24, 2001. PDF
• before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Committee on Education and the Workforce, US House of Representatives, on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at 10:30 a.m, on H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001. PDF
• before the Subcommittee on Select Education, Committee on Education and the Workforce, US House of Representatives, on the results of the FY 2000 Financial Statement Audit and other financial management challenges facing the Department of Education on April 3, 2001 PDF

Fiscal Year 2000

• before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce Regarding Financial Management and Computer Security at the Department of Education.on September 19, 2000 PDF
• before the Task Force on Education, Committee on the Budget, US House of Representatives, on the Financial Management at the Department of Education on May 24, 2000 PDF
• before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, US House of Representatives, on the FY 2001 budget request for the OIG on March 28, 2000 PDF
• before the the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, US House of Representatives, on the Department of Education's and Student Financial Assistance's Consolidated Financial Statements Audit for FY 1999 and other related matters on March 1, 2000 PDF
• before the Committee on Budget on Matters Relating to Management Challenges at the Department of Education on February 17, 2000 PDF  [191K]

Fiscal Year 1999

• before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Regarding Department of Education's Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 1998 and Related Financial Issues on December 6, 1999 PDF  [411k]
• Statement of The Assistant Inspector General for Audit Services before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources Regarding Student Loan Programs on June 17, 1999 PDF
• Statement of The Acting Inspector General before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Regarding Proposed Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request on April 21, 1999 PDF

Fiscal Year 1998

• Statement of The Acting Inspector General before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies regarding Year 2000 Compliance Readiness of the Department of Education on April 21, 1998 PDF
• Statement of The Acting Inspector General before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education regarding Proposed Fiscal Year 1999 - Budget Request on March 31, 1998 PDF

Fiscal Year 1997

• before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning regarding Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Information Systems Modernization on July 29, 1997  PDF
• before the Subcommittee on Human Resources regarding Department of Education Management and Programmatic Issues on March 20, 1997 PDF
• before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education regarding Proposed Fiscal Year 1998 - Budget Request on March 13, 1997 PDF
• before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families regarding Special Education Funds Can Be Allocated More Equitably on February 4, 1997 PDF
• before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations regarding Gatekeeping in the Student Financial Assistance Programs on June 6, 1996 PDF