To announce the release and availability of a literature review, an interim report, and a final report on the Feasibility Study and Evaluation of Non-Traditional Occupation Demonstrations.

To provide states an updated Federal Schedule of Remuneration that reflects the retroactive 2.6 percent pay rate increase for members of the uniform services authorized by Executive Order 13866 on March 28, 2019.

To announce that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will host a Virtual Federal/State UI Tax Summit August 20 - 22, 2019.

To announce the availability of an enhanced Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist to assist state UI agencies in preparing to launch modernized UI IT systems that support administration of UI benefits and/or tax systems.

To provide INA grantees with Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) funding allotments for PY 2019 for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Section 166 programs, and to notify grantees of the required submission of Standard Form (SF) 424 – Application for Federal Assistance, SF 424A – Budget Information (Non-Construction Programs), and Budget Narrative. This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) also provides guidance on high carry-in of funding at the end of PY 2018.

To announce the release and availability of the Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2019.

This guidance provides states and outlying areas with revised allotment levels for WIOA Title I Adult, DW, Youth, and Wagner-Peyser Act ES PY 2018 funds. This Change 2 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 16-17 restores PY 2018 appropriated funding set aside for program integrity purposes.

To address and modify the below items within the Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 17-18 for purposes of clarity and management. All other information in TEGL 17-18 remains the same.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWA) and Monitor Advocates (MA) of the 2019 Monitor Advocate National Training sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The training will be held at the Denver Federal Center (DFC) in Denver, Colorado, June 25-28, 2019. Some Regional Monitor Advocates (RMA) may request that the State Monitor Advocates (SMA) in their region stay until 12pm on Friday for pre-harvest discussions.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) how to obtain updated contact information for Federal agencies requesting detailed Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) or Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) benefit payment data, which support the United States Department of Labor’s (Department) quarterly unemployment compensation billing statements.