The Department of Education has accelerated the transfer of program operations to other federal agencies through interagency agreements and “detail” staffing, according to an Inside Higher Ed federal policy update. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has already outlined plans to move the Office of Federal Student Aid to the Department of the Treasury and to transfer dozens of programs across multiple departments. The operational reshuffling is unfolding as the sector prepares for negotiated rulemaking on accreditation. The update notes sparks discussed at the NACIQI meeting could carry into April and May sessions, where proposed changes may alter accreditation expectations and timelines. A separate tracking effort compiles which Education Department congressionally mandated programs are moving and where leadership will land, while others flag that the White House budget proposal is expected to show how the administration plans to address a reported $17 billion Pell Grant shortfall.