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G      A     O        U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20548



June 12, 2017


The Honorable Virginia Foxx
Chairwoman
Committee on Education and the Workforce
House of Representatives

The Honorable Brett Guthrie
Chairman
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Committee on Education and the Workforce
House of Representatives

The Honorable Todd Rokita
Chairman
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
Committee on Education and the Workforce
House of Representatives

The Honorable Glenn Grothman
House of Representatives

Department of Education: Staffing Levels Have Generally Decreased Over Time, while
Contracting Levels Have Remained Relatively Stable

The U.S. Department of Education (Education) plays a key role in supporting educational
opportunities for students from kindergarten through postsecondary education, managing
approximately $111 billion in funding during fiscal year 2015. This includes distributing grants to
states and localities and overseeing compliance with federal education laws. It also includes
managing federal student aid programs for students attending institutions of higher education. In
fiscal year 2015, Education employed approximately 4,000 full time equivalent (FTE)
employees. You asked us to review trends in Education's staffing levels, use of contracting, and
organizational structure since it began operations in fiscal year 1980.1

This report examines trends at Education in:

    1. staffing, both in levels and distribution, including what is known about significant factors
       driving changes in Education's FTEs and how Education's trends compare to other
       selected federal domestic policy agencies;



1The Department of Education was established as a cabinet level agency by the Department of Education
Organization Act of 1979. Pub. L. No. 96-88, 93 Stat. 668. This law was signed in October 1979, making fiscal year
1980 the first year of operation.


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