To encourage states to review their policies and procedures on state-approved training for the unemployment insurance (UI) program and to provide recommended policies.

To remind the workforce investment system of the performance reporting requirements and associated timelines for submitting quarterly and annual reports and data validation results for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) title IB programs and title ID National Emergency Grants; the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service; activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 38 United States Code (Local Veterans’ Employment Representative and Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program); the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program; the Indian and Native American Program (INAP); and the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP).

To provide additional guidelines to the states about the WIA Annual Report narrative and to update procedures for submission of the report to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA).

To inform workforce system stakeholders of additional technical assistance options related to the Section 1512 Reporting Requirements in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

To provide guidance to states on best practices for payment of unemployment compensation by debit cards.

To notify state workforce agencies of the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 UI funds for automation acquisitions that will allow states to implement technological improvements to better serve UI beneficiaries and employers, to accommodate large fluctuations in UI workloads, and/or to improve program integrity and/or performance.

To provide initial guidance on the information necessary to effectively implement the reporting requirements included in Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act is intended to preserve and create jobs, promote the nation’s economic recovery, and assist those most impacted by the recession. Under the Recovery Act, Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) will receive funding to improve the energy efficiency of public housing units across the country. On May 26th Secretary Shaun Donovan of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued a joint letter announcing the establishment of a pilot program to link public housing residents with their local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and its One Stop Career System. This notice is intended to alert the workforce investment system to the partnership between HUD and the Department of Labor (DOL) and to be prepared to work with representatives from local Public Housing Agencies and connect public housing residents to One Stop Career Centers.

To notify states of upcoming changes to the collection and reporting of data on the ETA 581 Contributions Operations report and the Tax Performance System (TPS) program reviews intended to measure the effectiveness of state SUTA dumping detection and enforcement methods and to solicit state volunteers to test these changes.

To announce the Recovery and Reemployment Research Conference to be held September 15-16, 2009 at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C., and to encourage participation by the workforce community of policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and federal partners.