To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper:  Early Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Workforce Development and Unemployment Insurance Provisions.

To advise states that the ETA 205 report, “Preliminary Estimates of Average Employer Contribution Rates,” will be discontinued and the information from the report will be merged into the ETA 204 report, “Experience Rating Report.”

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper titled Analysis of Associations between Contemporaneous Job Corps Performance Measures and Impact Estimates from the National Job Corps Study.

To provide planning guidelines and instructions to Indian and Native American grantees for the development of a One-Year Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) plan and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) plan for PY 2011, consistent with the purposes described in WIA Section 166.

To announce the release and availability of an ETA Occasional Paper titled Workforce System One-Stop Services for Public Assistance and Other Low income Populations: Lessons Learned in Selected States.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with guidelines and key dates for the completion of CY 2010 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of CY 2010 BAM data.

To announce the release and availability of an ETA Occasional Paper:  An Evaluation of the Priority of Service Provision of the Jobs for Veterans Act by the Workforce Investment System in Providing Services to Veterans and Other Covered Services.

To inform the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the end date of the legislative authority for the two WOTC temporary groups created by the Recovery Act, and provide guidance on procedural activities beyond December 31, 2010.

To provide information on revised procedures for the submission and review of National Emergency Grant (NEG) applications. These revised procedures are effective immediately.

To inform the public workforce system about the career transition pilot demonstration project available for veterans, ages 20-24, at select Job Corps centers and to encourage eligible veterans to access training opportunities at these sites. In the one-year demonstration project sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Job Corps (OJC); and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), veterans receive training with an opportunity to earn a credential or certificate. Project participants receive a stipend, housing, meals, assistance with employment and post-employment support. This project is an important resource for veterans transitioning from military service, who may have barriers to employment such as being at risk of homelessness, or lacking postsecondary credentials, and other young veterans who need additional education and training.