The U.S. Department of Education announced a series of interagency agreements that reassign core K‑12 and postsecondary program management to other federal agencies. The department moved oversight of elementary and secondary grant programs, plus a slate of postsecondary competitions, to the Department of Labor and shifted specific functions to HHS, Interior and State. Education Secretary Linda McMahon and White House officials framed the moves as an efficiency and workforce-alignment effort, but agency staffers and education advocates warn the transfers are being executed without congressional authorization and could disrupt grant administration. The Education Department said states should not see programmatic interruptions, yet education unions and some program grantees question how staff reassignments and a sharply reduced ED workforce will maintain technical assistance, compliance monitoring and formula payments. Legal experts note that moving statutory programs among agencies via interagency agreement raises governance and accountability questions that may prompt litigation or congressional oversight hearings. Institutions and state education chiefs should expect changes to points of contact, application procedures and compliance requirements as implementation proceeds.