To announce that the month of May is Older Americans Month and to encourage WIA partners to take advantage of this opportunity to continue forging partnerships that actively promote initiatives focused on securing access to employment for older workers. The focus on older Americans during the month of May can provide numerous possibilities for broadening investments in the continued hiring and employment of mature, experienced workers.

To notify the States of the availability of a new publication, Training and Employment Report of the Secretary of Labor.

To advise State agencies of the provisions of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, P.L. 106-170, which affect the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) program.

To provide the final planning allotments for PY 2000 basic labor exchange activities to the States, as required by Section 6(b)(5) of the W-P Act, as amended.

To make State staff aware of the availability of new Occupational Employment Statistics Survey (OES) data and to provide information on how it is to be used in light of the changes to prevailing wage determination practices as promulgated by the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA); and to transmit Prevailing Wage Policy "Q's & A's" (Attachment A) which provide policy and procedural guidance clarifying the intent of General Administration Letter (GAL) No. 2-98, particularly with regard to the use of employer-provided wage data.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies with instructions for using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to code industry data elements and the 1998 Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) / Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to code occupation data elements in the BAM DCI.

To announce the production and distribution of the NAFTA-TAA Customer Satisfaction Measurement and Training Project Package.

To transmit guidance developed jointly by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Labor (the Department). This guidance addresses challenges encountered by Welfare-to-Work (WtW), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Child Support Enforcement (CSE) entities in the provision of services to WtW participants, and seeks to assist States and local communities to improve WtW program operations and enhance inter-agency collaboration.

To provide information to the One-Stop service delivery system on new work incentives for individuals with disabilities.

To transmit on-line electronic financial reporting instructions for JTPA Title II and III programs; and to set forth the data review and certification process.