Briefing Book: Office of Student Financial Assistance

Great Expectations
Each year SFA awards more than $50 billion in aid to 8.2 million students through a variety of programs, including direct loans, subsidized loans through private lenders, grants, and work-study aid.

• The Online Pathfinders
  (Dec. 1, 2000)
  
• Executive performance agreements said to improve agency results
  (Nov. 15, 2000)
  
• Education office pioneers 'share-in-savings' contract
  (July 27, 2000)
  
• Student aid office overhauls management
  (Sept. 30, 1999)
  
• Thinking Ahead: Performance-based Pioneer
  (March 9, 1999)
  
• Woods leaves REGO team to head Education office
  (Dec. 1, 1998)
  
• First performance-based organization created
  (Oct. 14, 1998)
  

OSFA Web site

2001 Performance Plan (pdf)

1999 Performance Report (pdf)

SFA Modernization Blueprint

Letter from Sen. Fred Thompson
A letter outlining the Education department's major management problems

The Results Report
Follow the links to the Education department's performance reports, performance plans and strategic plans as required by the 1993 Results Act.