To announce the release and availability of seven ETA Occasional Papers (ETAOP 2010-11 through ETAOP 2010-17) on Literacy and Targeted Populations prepared by the American Institutes for Research (AIR).

To distribute an electronic version of a new Guide to State and Local Workforce Data: For Analysis and Informed Decision Making (hereafter referred to as the "Guide"), which makes it easy for a wide variety of users to understand what state and local labor market information/workforce information (LMI/WI) is available on various topics and to locate specific data tables quickly.

To notify states that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will conduct an assessment of state quarterly financial reports – ETA Form 9130 (OMB Control No. 1205-0461). The assessment will focus on whether each state’s reported data on obligations meets ETA requirements provided in the 9130 instructions and other ETA provided financial reporting guidance and training.

To announce the Road to Recovery: Strategies for Reemployment Conference, which will be held December 14-15, 2010, in Arlington, Virginia, encourage the participation of state Unemployment Insurance (UI) staff, and provide information on how state UI agencies may be reimbursed for actual travel and per diem to attend the conference.

To announce the Road to Recovery: Strategies for Reemployment Conference, which will be held December 14-15, 2010, in Arlington, Virginia, encourage the participation of state Unemployment Insurance (UI) staff, and provide information on how state UI agencies may be reimbursed for actual travel and per diem to attend the conference.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-10, The Role of Unemployment Insurance As an Automatic Stabilizer During a Recession.

To inform all Employment and Training (ETA) workforce system agencies of additional Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reporting requirements under the FFATA effective October 1, 2010.

To encourage states to establish parameters for funding entrepreneurial and self-employment training under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which authorizes the provision of entrepreneurial training to adult and dislocated workers, and authorizes entrepreneurial work experiences for youth.

To announce the release and availability of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Protocol for Implementing Priority of Service Regulations for Veterans and Eligible Spouses to assist and support those agencies and other grantees that receive funds from the Department to operate qualified job training programs in the implementation of Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses.

To announce the implementation of an online electronic filing application for petitions for TAA.