To inform Employment and Training Administration (ETA) staff and the public workforce system of, and encourage workforce system participation in, the military services' Capstone activities and other outreach to provide employment services to Transitioning Service Members (TSMs), including eligible National Guard and Reserve members being separated or discharged from active duty.

This notice announces the Survey about the Use of Technical Assistance by State and Local Workforce Systems ("Technical Assistance Survey") and encourages responses from public workforce system representatives who receive the survey. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will survey samples of state workforce agency directors, state unemployment insurance agency directors, local workforce investment board (LWIB) directors, and ETA competitive grantees. The survey will ask about the types of TA available, the manner the TA is accessed, uses of the TA, and actions taken as a result of the TA. This information will contribute to a report on the extent of and type of use of TA in the workforce system.

To advise state workforce agencies of the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) efforts to: 1) reengineer UI benefits program accountability processes in response to the UI system's needs within the context of available capacity and resources and 2) to advise states of ETA's intent to engage states to gain their input in the reengineering process.

To announce and solicit nominations for the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Legislative Seminar.

To announce a series of Webinars to engage the public in implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (the Workforce Act or the Act). Additionally, the Department has established a Resource Page that contains resource information on the Workforce Act, including implementation timelines and questions and answers.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) communicates the vision for an integrated, effective, job-driven workforce system. Further, it: shares the Vice President Joe Biden's job-driven training report, the results of the Vice President's review of Federal job training and education programs; describes the seven key elements of job-driven employment and training programs; provides informational resources; and encourages states and local workforce investment areas, DOL grantees, and strategic partners to integrate these elements in their strategic planning and program operations.

Through this notice, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) communicates the enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), announces its current implementation plans, shares key statutorily-required implementation dates, and provides initial informational resources regarding the provisions in the new law.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide guidance to states and grantees concerning the eligibility of individuals granted relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Initiative (DACA participants) with employment authorization documents (employment authorization) for program eligibility for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs and Wagner-Peyser Act programs.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) Public Access Data for Fiscal Years 1989-2012.

This notice announces and solicits nominees for a UI Benefit Financing Seminar to be held October 21- 24, 2014, in Washington, D.C.