As the Federal partner in the national workforce investment system, the Department of Labor (the Department) has seen the benefits of the use of state partnership and consortia approaches to support the public workforce investment system.

To share the publication of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council "Reentry MythBuster" series, which is aimed at dispelling commonly held misunderstandings about Federal policies that affect ex-offenders and their reentry into society.

To provide updated information to the state workforce agencies, local workforce investment boards (LWIBs), and One-Stop Career Centers on the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program, including changes to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) policies for Employment Networks (ENs)

To provide guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (jointly referred to as “states”) to submit Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) determination amendment requests to the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (OTAA).  Effective October 1, 2011, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) encourages states to submit all requests to amend existing TAA certifications under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended via the following electronic mail address: amendments.taa@dol.gov.

To solicit nominations for the 2011 UI Innovation Awards and announce the upcoming presentation of the 2011 Performance Awards.

This change Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is being issued to reflect modifications made to the original TEGL 11-01, which include the following: updated information regarding the regression modeling tool for target setting, revised time periods to submit renegotiated goals, and updated language to include the common measures waiver in negotiations.

This guidance letter describes criteria and procedures the Department of Labor (DOL) will use when considering state requests to revise negotiated levels of performance established under title IB of WIA.

To provide checklists of all currently active ETA Advisories as well as checklists of all ETA Advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.

To request that states designate ASUs in order for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to allot funds under WIA for the period beginning on July 1, 2012.

To announce the availability of technical assistance presentations on a variety of fiscal and performance topics including, but not limited to, financial obligations; fiscal reporting; grant closeout; data validation; literacy and numeracy gains; Workforce Investment Act Standardized Record Data (WIASRD); and improved performance.

To transmit a revision of the Benefits portion of the UI DV Handbook, Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 361.