To request Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 grantees to submit nominations for consideration by the Secretary of Labor for appointment to fill expiring terms of membership on the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council).

To provide adjusted funding levels for Program Year (PY) 2005 allotments for the dislocated worker program under WIA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.

To provide State Workforce Agencies with guidelines and key dates for the completion of CY 2005 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of CY 2005 BAM program data.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with both additional information on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Information Technology (IT) security guidelines and the software tool to conduct a security self-assessment of unemployment insurance (UI) computer systems.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2006.

UIPL 18-06 -- Not Issued

UIPL 17-06 -- Not Issued

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2006 annual grant allocations for the Alien Labor Certification (ALC) program.

To inform states of the immediate action required to address data quality issues affecting the designation of ASUs, as defined in the WIA, in each state in order to allot funds under the Act for Youth and Adult programs for PY 2006.

To announce Workforce Innovations 2006 to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, July 11 – 13, 2006.