In their quest to tighten regulations on for-profit colleges, Congressional Democrats have turned to military and veterans' benefit, proposing a slew of bills designed to control how those institutions recruit veterans and active-duty members of the armed forces.

Now the Obama administration has adopted a similar tactic.

President Obama will sign an executive order today at a Georgia military base that will force colleges to disclose more information about financial aid and graduation rates, as well as requiring the Department of Defense to set rules for recruiting at military installations. It will also restrict the use of the term "GI Bill" in marketing and recruitment. While the order will apply to all colleges, it appears to be aimed at the for-profit sector.

The order will also set up a complaint system for reporting suspected institutional fraud or abuse of veterans’ benefits, and require institutions to abide by the same rules as those receiving financial aid from the Education Department, administration officials said.