GDIT Brings AI-Assisted Development to FAFSA Modernization

The 2027–2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is delivering aid eligibility estimates to many students almost immediately, a shift that was enabled by new real-time data connections and a more iterative approach to software development. The Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) oversees the FAFSA, which around 18 million Americans file each year to receive federal student financial aid. This year, the department opened the FAFSA form online on Sept.