Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap Up: April 21

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 14 – April 18).  ADMINISTRATION The Department of Labor published the notice for the fourth and final round of the TAACCCT grant competition (Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants). There is $450 million available for this round of the competition for job-training partnerships […]

Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap Up: April 7

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 31 – April 4).  BUDGET House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a Fiscal Year 2015 budget resolution last week, which the House Budget Committee marked up and passed on Wednesday. The budget resolution proposes no change to the overall cap on discretionary spending and the individual caps […]

Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap Up: March 31

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 24 – 28).   ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education held the second of several Negotiated Rulemaking sessions on Program Integrity issues last week on March 26 – 28. The panel is considering a number of proposed higher education regulations including Title IV aid disbursement, state authorization, underwriting […]

Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap Up: March 24

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 17 – 21).  ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education will hold the second of several Negotiated Rulemaking sessions on Program Integrity issues on March 26 – 28. The panel is considering a number of proposed higher education regulations including Title IV aid disbursement, state authorization, underwriting standards […]