To assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (also jointly referred to as "states") by specifying the FY 2019 Second Distribution of TaOA funding amounts to states; describing the formula methodology the Department of Labor (Department) used to calculate these amounts; and providing the process for states to request TAA Program reserve funds for TaOA. TaOA includes training, job search allowances, relocation allowances, employment and case management services, and related state administration.

To announce the release and availability of two evaluation reports and an issue brief synthesizing impact findings from the YPD, and associated public use data files.

To announce the release and availability of a literature review, an interim report, and a final report on the Feasibility Study and Evaluation of Non-Traditional Occupation Demonstrations.

To revise and replace Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 04-14 which formalized TAADI as a required component of quarterly reporting submitted by State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" ("states") and established procedures for corrective action by the Department of Labor (Department) in the event of non-compliance. This revision will align TAADI with use of the Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) for reporting and will incorporate recent measure changes.

To provide states an updated Federal Schedule of Remuneration that reflects the retroactive 2.6 percent pay rate increase for members of the uniform services authorized by Executive Order 13866 on March 28, 2019.

To announce that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will host a Virtual Federal/State UI Tax Summit August 20 - 22, 2019.

To initiate the SQSP process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2020 SQSP.

In June 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on Expanding Apprenticeships in America, which lays out an expanded vision for apprenticeship in America. This revised Training and Employment Notice (TEN) provides additional information on a framework for an important part of this expanded approach: Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs. The TEN has been revised to provide additional information concerning high-quality apprenticeships and what is necessary to support them. This revised TEN will subsequently be accompanied by a revised and finalized application form, which the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) will announce as available through a www.apprenticeship.gov. The Department will accept submissions through this form from entities interested in receiving a favorable determination that their characteristics, policies, and procedures align with the features this TEN describes. The Department encourages entities to continue to develop plans, structures, and key partnerships that will form the basis for a successful submission.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.

To issue enhanced Recommended Operating Procedures (ROPs) for NDNH and SDNH Cross-Matching Activity, that expand upon ROPs previously attached to Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 19-11, National Effort to Reduce Improper Payments in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program, by providing additional guidance and updated best practices on the use of New Hires tools.