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Help Desk

Help is available via the e-mail and phone numbers below.

  • Hours Of Operation: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday, except on Federal holidays.
  • Toll-Free:1-888-336-8930
  • TTY:1-800-877-8339
  • Local:202-401-6238
  • Email:OBSSHelpDesk@ed.gov

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Welcome

The G5 Help Desk is currently experiencing network issues that are impacting our phone line. If you are unable to connect to a live agent please send all issues and requests to obsshelpdesk@ed.gov. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide an update once the issue is resolved.

News and Events

09/30/26 Paper check refunds are only accepted in exceptional circumstances - more »
06/03/26 Use Current FEDWIRE Form for Department of Education Payments - Institutions must immediately adopt the current FEDWIRE form for U.S. Department of Education payments to ensure correct Agency Location Code (ALC) placement and avoid processing rejections by the Department of the Treasury. more »
08/11/25 G5 Phishing Alert - more »
01/31/25 Notice - Please see the attached notice regarding the temporary restraining order entered on Friday, January 31, 2025, in New York et al v. Trump, No. 25-cv-39-JJM-PAS (D.R.I.), ECF No. 50. more »
09/06/24 All users with internal roles must have PIV, ed.gov email address and ED laptop - Effective October 1, 2024, G5 will no longer support external contractors with internal roles unless they have the following:

  1. ed.gov email address
  2. ED issued PIV card
  3. ED issued GFE (government furnished laptop)
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G5 Web Site Hours of Operation

Below are the days and times that the G5 web site is available. Please note that all times are in Eastern time.

G5 Hours of Operation in Eastern Time
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
Unavailable from 03:00PM - 11:59PM Unavailable from 12:00AM - 06:00AM Available 24 hours Unavailable from 09:00PM - 11:59PM Unavailable from 12:00AM - 06:00AM Available 24 hours Available 24 hours

G5 Version:6.25.00

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