OTHER INFORMATION

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Freeze the Footprint 

This effort strives to bring a new approach to the workplace at the Department, by building 

greater employee performance and productivity through innovative space designs and 

technology enhancements, while reducing the agency’s space footprint and associated outyear costs. The project will also allow the agency to meet the new federal space guidelines 

(150–180 usable square footage/person vs. the current usable square footage of 338). 

The Department Challenges are: 

 Limited IT tools to support new mobile workforce 

 IT infrastructure is outdated

 In some cases, telework expansion has outpaced space designs 

 Agency employee recruitment efforts restricted to a limited number of states, limiting the 

size of the mobile workforce 

The Department Strategy is to: 

 Upgrade the IT infrastructure 

 Provide mobile workers with 21st century tools 

 Strengthen the Performance Management Program 

 Promote cultural acceptance of a mobile workforce 

 Design innovative work spaces 

 Implement an Electronic Records Management System 

 Reduce the space footprint 

Freeze the Footprint Baseline Comparison 

FY 2012 

Baseline 2015 Change (FY 2012 Baseline–2015) 

Square 

Footage 1,563,641 1,548,425 

 

15,216 

 

The square footage totals are for the office and warehouse domestic assets, which are 

assets located in the 50 states, Washington, DC, and United States territories. The square 

footage total includes owned and leased assets. Updated square footage information is 

posted on the performance.gov website. 
OTHER INFORMATION

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Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustment for Inflation 

The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended, requires 

agencies to make regular and consistent inflationary adjustments of civil monetary penalties 

to maintain their deterrent effect. To improve compliance with the act, and in response to 

multiple audits and recommendations, agencies should report annually in the Other 

Information section the most recent inflationary adjustments to civil monetary penalties to 

ensure penalty adjustments are both timely and accurate. 

Penalty Authority Date of Previous 

Adjustment 

Date of Current 

Adjustment

Current Penalty 

Level

Failure to 

provide 

information for 

cost of higher 

education 

20 USC 

1015(c)(5) 

October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $36,256 

Failure to 

provide 

information 

regarding 

teacherpreparation 

programs 

20 USC 

1022d(a)(3) 

October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $30,200 

Violation of 

Title IV of the 

HEA 

20 USC 1082(g) October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $53,907 

Violation of 

Title IV of the 

HEA 

20 USC 

1094(c)(3)(B) 

October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $53,907 

Failure to 

disclose 

information to 

minor children 

and parents 

20 USC 

1228c(c)(2)(E) 

October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $1,591 

Improper 

lobbying for 

government 

grants and 

contracts 

31 USC 1352 

(c)(1) 

October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $18,936 to $189,261 

False claims 

and 

statements 

31 USC 

3802(a)(1) 

October 2, 2012 August 1, 2016 $10,781