MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wednesday, March 12, hundreds of users reported, StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial was down. The website had technical issues including students not being able to apply for FAFSA
Prior to this site malfunction, there were several layoffs the day before with the developers and IT support staff who worked on FAFSA in the Education Department.
In all, the Department of Education (DOE) has reduced its staff by half — roughly 2,000 — since Trump took office…