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Jarret Cummings

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March 22nd Member QuickTalk: Third-Party Servicer Guidance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 03-17-2023 11:51:00 AM
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Hi, All - EDUCAUSE members are welcome to join a Member QuickTalk on March 22nd from 4:00 - 5:00 PM, EDT, for a discussion of the U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s recent third-party servicer guidance and the potential problems it creates for colleges and universities as well as their content/software/systems/services ...

March 22nd Member QuickTalk: Third-Party Servicer Guidance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 03-17-2023 11:49:00 AM
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Hi, All - EDUCAUSE members are welcome to join a Member QuickTalk on March 22nd from 4:00 - 5:00 PM, EDT, for a discussion of the U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s recent third-party servicer guidance and the potential problems it creates for colleges and universities as well as their content/software/systems/services ...

March 22nd Member QuickTalk: Third-Party Servicer Guidance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 03-17-2023 11:48:00 AM
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Hi, All - EDUCAUSE members are welcome to join a Member QuickTalk on March 22nd from 4:00 - 5:00 PM, EDT, for a discussion of the U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s recent third-party servicer guidance and the potential problems it creates for colleges and universities as well as their content/software/systems/services ...

EDUCAUSE Comments re: Dept. of Ed. Third-Party Servicer Guidance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 03-08-2023 02:42:35 PM
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Hi, All - EDUCAUSE submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Dept. of Education (ED) regarding its recent guidance letter on "Third-Party Servicers" (TPSs). You can access our comment letter via the EDUCAUSE Library: https://library.educause.edu/resources/2023/3/educause-comments-dept-of-ed-guidance- ...

EDUCAUSE Comments re: Dept. of Ed. Third-Party Servicer Guidance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 03-08-2023 02:38:00 PM
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Hi, All - EDUCAUSE submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Dept. of Education (ED) regarding its recent guidance letter on "Third-Party Servicers" (TPSs). You can access our comment letter via the EDUCAUSE Library: https://library.educause.edu/resources/2023/3/educause-comments-dept-of-ed-guidance- ...

EDUCAUSE Comments re: Dept. of Ed. Third-Party Servicer Guidance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 03-08-2023 02:34:00 PM
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Hi, All - EDUCAUSE submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Dept. of Education (ED) regarding its recent guidance letter on "Third-Party Servicers" (TPSs). You can access our comment letter via the EDUCAUSE Library: https://library.educause.edu/resources/2023/3/educause-comments-dept-of-ed-guidance- ...

ED Delays Third-Party Servicer guidance letter deadlines

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-28-2023 08:57:57 AM
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Hi, All - As I mentioned a few days ago, EDUCAUSE joined the American Council on Education and several other higher education associations in asking the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to delay the comment and compliance deadlines in its recent guidance letter extending Third-Party Servicer requirements ...

ED Delays Third-Party Servicer guidance letter deadlines

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-28-2023 08:57:12 AM
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Hi, All - As I mentioned a few days ago, EDUCAUSE joined the American Council on Education and several other higher education associations in asking the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to delay the comment and compliance deadlines in its recent guidance letter extending Third-Party Servicer requirements ...

ED Delays Third-Party Servicer guidance letter deadlines

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-28-2023 08:56:00 AM
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Hi, All - As I mentioned a few days ago, EDUCAUSE joined the American Council on Education and several other higher education associations in asking the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to delay the comment and compliance deadlines in its recent guidance letter extending Third-Party Servicer requirements ...

Dept. of Ed. Guidance on Third-Party Servicers (and OPMs? and e-learning in general?)

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-23-2023 03:31:00 PM
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Dear EDUCAUSE Members, Roughly this time last week, the U.S Department of Education (ED) released a guidance letter (i.e., a "Dear Colleague Letter") on the application of its "third-party servicer" (TPS) requirements under federal financial aid regulations to online program management (OPM) providers. ...

Dept. of Ed. Guidance on Third-Party Servicers (and OPMs? and e-learning in general?)

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-23-2023 03:30:00 PM
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Dear EDUCAUSE Members, Roughly this time last week, the U.S Department of Education (ED) released a guidance letter (i.e., a "Dear Colleague Letter") on the application of its "third-party servicer" (TPS) requirements under federal financial aid regulations to online program management (OPM) providers. ...

Dept. of Ed. Guidance on Third-Party Servicers (and OPMs? and e-learning in general?)

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-23-2023 03:27:36 PM
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Dear EDUCAUSE Members, Roughly this time last week, the U.S Department of Education (ED) released a guidance letter (i.e., a "Dear Colleague Letter") on the application of its "third-party servicer" (TPS) requirements under federal financial aid regulations to online program management (OPM) providers. ...

RE: New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-14-2023 01:52:20 PM
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Thanks, Brian, I particularly appreciate the information about the CAP requested of an institution. It will be interesting to see if FSA tries to move to a more standardized format now that it has indicated that remediation plans are going to be a standard part of its compliance process. Especially as ...

RE: New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-14-2023 09:08:48 AM
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Thanks, Brian, I'm sorry for the delayed response. I think that you're right about FSA wanting to start with an announcement for "general audiences." However, the announcement doesn't address a key issue in relation to the federal single audit process. The current Safeguards Rule audit objective ...

RE: New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-13-2023 04:18:39 PM
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Thanks, Tom, I have similar questions jotted down to ask FSA: What "other means" besides a compliance audit does FSA have in mind as possible indicators of a lack of Safeguards Rule compliance, and how would it validate them?I believe that the references to "compliance audits" in the FSA announcement ...

RE: New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-13-2023 04:07:39 PM
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Hi, All – I think that the NASFAA document in question is out of date, since I have not seen any FSA reference to suspected breach reporting for quite some time. I would recommend referring to the FSA Handbook-here's a link to the relevant section in the 2022-23 version, which is the most complete current ...

New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-10-2023 01:53:53 PM
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Hi, All - Federal Student Aid (FSA) just released a new guidance notice on Safeguards Rule compliance: https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2023-02-09/updates-gramm-leach-bliley-act-cybersecurity-requirements At first blush, I don't see a cause for concern, ...

New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-10-2023 01:51:00 PM
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Hi, All - Federal Student Aid (FSA) just released a new guidance notice on Safeguards Rule compliance: https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2023-02-09/updates-gramm-leach-bliley-act-cybersecurity-requirements At first blush, I don't see a cause for concern, ...

New FSA Notice on Safeguards Rule Compliance

Posted By Jarret Cummings 02-10-2023 01:48:29 PM
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Hi, All - Federal Student Aid (FSA) just released a new guidance notice on Safeguards Rule compliance: https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2023-02-09/updates-gramm-leach-bliley-act-cybersecurity-requirements At first blush, I don't see a cause for concern, ...

RE: NIST Cybersec Framework Concept Paper: Comments Due March 3

Posted By Jarret Cummings 01-25-2023 11:23:49 AM
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Thanks for posting the direct link to the NIST concept paper, Henk. I'm not sure what happened with the link to the general announcement about the paper's release, but I've pasted the text below so that everyone can see the related NIST workshop information as well. - Jarret Concept Paper Released ...