To inform and 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 National Emergency Grants (NEG); Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service; activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 38 United States Code (Local Veterans’ Employment Representative and Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Programs); the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program; the Indian and Native American Program (INAP); and the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). Furthermore, this guidance announces a modification to the Source Documentation Requirements for Program Year (PY) 2009 WIA Data Element Validation.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 funds for technology-based infrastructure investments that support integrity-related activities designed to prevent, detect, and collect UI overpayments.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-07 titled Use of Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services by Newly Unemployed Leavers from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to notify Indian and Native American grantees of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) decision to provide designated grantees with the option to extend the two-year Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) plan and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) plan through PY 2010. The reason for extending the current two-year plan is to align the Native American Program’s planning cycle with the State Workforce System’s planning cycle (State Workforce strategic plans have been extended for one additional PY). This will allow better coordination between the States and the Native American Program when developing partnerships and negotiating Memorandums of Understanding. In addition, the Department of Labor (DOL) is anticipating the reauthorization of WIA within the next year which may require the two-year strategic plans to be modified again.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to: 1) define layoff aversion, and 2) provide guidance on the appropriate use of incumbent worker training (IWT) for layoff aversion if using local or Rapid Response funds via waiver.

To extend the deadlines for all phases of the Career Videos for America’s Job Seekers Challenge.

To announce the release and availability of the subject ETA Occasional Paper and its accompanying appendixes on the methodology used in the sample design and the baseline survey.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-05: Implementing Efficiency Measures for Employment and Training Programs Final Report

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-02 titled, Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services: An Evaluation of the New Americans Centers Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa (Final Report), prepared by The Urban Institute.

To provide additional guidance on the “Nonreduction Rule” under the Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program.