To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2007-16: Collaborating with Faith- and Community-Based Organizations: Lessons Learned from Twelve Workforce Investment Boards, Final Report.

To inform the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that SSA is willing to provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) of state systems to facilitate SWA-SSA data exchange.

To provide a summary of selected ETA 581 data with associated charts and tables for CY 2006.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is two-fold: a) to inform states and local workforce systems of the Shared Youth Federal Partnership’s current activities to implement its Shared Youth Vision; and b) provide information on available tools designed to implement the Shared Youth Vision at the state and local level.

To inform state workforce agencies (SWAs) about the UI Integrity Professional Development Conference scheduled for April 21-23, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and to encourage staff participation at the conference.

To provide guidance regarding the Department of Labor's (Department's) interpretation of Federal law regarding the intercept of refunds of erroneous employer contributions to offset other employer liabilities to the state.

To announce the Workforce Innovations 2008 Conference and the Call for Presentations for “learning lab” (workshop) submissions.

To announce the rate of interest the U.S. Treasury Department will charge on Title XII advances (loans) during CY 2008.

To increase awareness of potential threats to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other types of data stored in state job bank data systems and inform states and local areas about resources for job bank fraud prevention and reporting.

To provide the following information for FY 2008: UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.