[2] According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, DOD Tuition Assistance began in the 1950s as a way to provide education benefits to active duty personnel.
[4] During the Obama administration, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found problems with the DOD Tuition Assistance program and reforms were imposed.
In 2011, the GAO published a report calling for greater oversight of the DOD TA program.
[10] In 2015, after an expose by the Center for Investigative Reporting, DOD began removing the University of Phoenix from military installations for the school's aggressive marketing.
For-profits are even more dominant among the top 50 TA schools, accounting for 39.3 percent of the student enrollment, more than public and private institutions.
[15] In 2021, Congress closed the 90–10 loophole, and DOD Tuition Assistance would no longer excluded from the 90–10 formula, beginning in 2023.
[16] A Task & Purpose article detailed problems with the US Army's DOD Tuition Assistance program as the organization converted to a new platform: from GoArmyEd to ArmyIgnitED.
Allowing servicemembers to utilize their GI Bill while on active duty and extend the reach of Tuition Assistance.
[20] Schools receiving DOD Tuition Assistance are required to sign the MOU periodically.
Guidehouse LLP is the contractor for the DoD VolEd Institutional Compliance Program (ICP) project.