FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…
FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…

On January 6, 2026, Veeam released security updates to address four vulnerabilities affecting its Backup & Replication solution, the most severe of which could allow unauthenticated privilege escalation, enabling the launch of remote code…
The FSA Partner and School Relations Center will allow for Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) school testing for the 2026–27 award year from Jan. 12, 2026, through Dec. 11, 2026.
The purpose of COD school testing is to provide organizations (schools, third-party servicers, and software providers) with an opportunity to test Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) business processes and system software with the COD System prior to the transmission and processing of actual production data using COD Common Record XML Schema Version 5.0d. It also allows schools, third-party servicers, and software providers to make corrections or enhancements to software applications and processes prior to sending data to the “live” production environment.
All organizations that wish to participate in COD school testing must submit the “COD School Testing 2026–27 Sign-Up Document” to the FSA Partner and School Relations Center.
Complete testing information will be available in the School Testing Guide (Volume 5 of the 2026–27 COD Technical Reference) that we will post on the Knowledge Center by late January 2026. In this announcement, we provide useful high-level information about COD school testing for the 2026–27 award year.

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India’s Reform Express continues to gain momentum: PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today reaffirmed that India’s Reform Express continues to gain momentum, powered by the Government’s comprehensive investment push and demand-led policies.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the Government’s vision of a prosperous India is being realized through transformative initiatives across infrastructure, manufacturing, digital public goods, and the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ framework. These reforms are designed to strengthen India’s economic foundations, attract global investment, and ensure inclusive growth for all citizens.
In a post on X, Shri Modi wrote:
“India’s Reform Express continues to gain momentum. This is powered by the NDA Government’s comprehensive investment push and demand-led policies.
Be it infrastructure, manufacturing incentives, digital public goods or ‘Ease of Doing Business’, we are working to realise our dream of a prosperous India.
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2212087®=3&lang=1
India’s Reform Express continues to gain momentum. This is powered by the NDA Government’s comprehensive investment push and demand-led policies.
Be it infrastructure, manufacturing incentives, digital public goods or ‘Ease of Doing Business’, we are working to realise our…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 7, 2026

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