New data is out on the scope of staffing cuts at the Department of Education — and their impact on student-loan borrowers. The office of Federal Student Aid, which oversees the $1.7 trillion student-loan portfolio, lost 40% of its staff during the DOGE era in early 2025, according to a new inspector general report released Tuesday. It offers the clearest picture yet of how deeply the loss of nearly 1,600 staffers at the Department of Education in early 2025 affects borrower-facing and oversight