Education Department Whistle-Blower Says Agency Ignored His Report on Private Lending

[Sancho]

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education

A former U.S. Education Department researcher whose investigation into improper student-loan subsidies was squelched by his superiors now says his research into private lending was dismissed by the department.
Jon H. Oberg, who wrote a memo in 2003 warning that some lenders were overcharging the government for subsidies on certain loans -- three years before the department moved to end the overpayments -- says he drafted a paper that same year that raised questions about private lending to low-income students. In both cases, he says, he was brushed off and told to work on other things.
"I gave two wake-up calls to the department in 2003 and in return was given the back of the hand," he wrote in an e-mail message.
Mr. Oberg, who is now retired, said he had hoped his paper would be peer-reviewed and published by the department. Instead, he said, he was told to add a disclaimer to the cover page noting that the report did "not necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. Department of Education."

Read more: http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/06/2007061104n.htm

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Another whistle-blower!

[ck4829]

1. K&R

[tanyev]

2. K & R

[Pooka Fey]

3. I'll k&r this

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. "now retired"

How are we going to replace all these boy scouts which have been pushed out by the Machiavellis?

[Javaman]

5. Sadly, unless someone does a clean and sweep of all the various

governmental departments, nothing will change.

But that would be...revolutionary, so don't bank on it.

Everyone is nestled down in their comfy office jobs, don't expect the higher ups to rock the boats.

This has to be done by the people.

[LSK]

6. Business as usual in the Bush admin

Another day, another scandal.

:grr:

[LiberalFighter]

7. Another Source

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