The Weekly Update Archive: Fed Friday Updates

February 27, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Partnerships to Break Up the Federal Education Bureaucracy Department of State: State Department Improves Transparency of Foreign Funding in U.S. Higher Education Department of Education: Secretary McMahon Celebrates Golden Age of Education Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Issues Interpretive Rule to Reduce […]

February 20, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Justice: Justice Department Sues Harvard University for Withholding Race-Related Admissions Documents Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Probes Louisiana Board of Regents Over Alleged Race-Based Priority in Executive Budget Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Takes First Step to Develop the 2027–28 FAFSA Form Department of Labor: US Department […]

February 13, 2026

Federal Friday Department of War: War Department Cuts Ties With Harvard University US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: EEOC Commission Votes to Rescind 2024 Harassment Guidance Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Releases Latest Foreign Funding Disclosures from Federally-Funded American Universities Department of Education: U.S. Departments of Education, Interior, and Labor Host Tribal Consultation on […]

February 6, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Homeland Security: ICYMI – General Counsel James Percival’s Wall Street Journal Op-Ed on Administrative Warrants Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Takes Actions to Protect Integrity of U.S. Elections Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed H.R. 7148, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026″ into law. For […]

January 30, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Negotiated Rulemaking to Reform and Strengthen America’s Higher Education Accreditation System Federal Register: Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Department of Education: U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services Refer Minnesota Case to U.S. Department of Justice for Title IX Non-Compliance Departments of […]

January 23, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Celebrates President Trump’s Historic First Year FY26 Appropriations Update On January 22nd, the House of Representatives passed the remaining FY26 appropriations bills. H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, was agreed to via a vote of 341 to 88, and H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security […]

January 16, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Reaches Consensus on Historic New Accountability Framework and Concludes Higher Education Reform Rulemaking Sessions Department of Education: Secretary McMahon’s Speech Outside of Supreme Court as Justices Hear Landmark Title IX Cases Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Initiates 18 Title IX […]

January 9, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Statement on the Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinion on the Constitutionality of Race-Based Higher Education Grant Programs Department of Justice: Constitutionality of Race-Based Department of Education Programs Select Committee on the CCP: Investigation Reveals Energy Department Collaborated with China’s Military on Research USCIS: Making […]

December 19, 2025

Federal Friday Holiday Update The Federal Friday e-news will be on hiatus over the next two weeks and resume normal publication on January 9, 2026. During this time, any updates will be shared as appropriate with the UW University Liaisons. House Committee on Education and Workforce: Walberg Presses MIT about Recent Antisemitism on Campus White […]

December 12, 2025

Federal Friday  Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate Successful Implementation of Workforce Development Partnership Office of Management and Budget: M-26-03 President’s Management Agenda Federal Student Aid: (GENERAL-25-45) FSA Partner Connect –E-App Enhancements Planned for December 2025 (Updated Dec. 8, 2025) Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Launches […]