To advise state workforce agencies of the completion of the MSDES project, which improves, streamlines, and automates UCX claims processing and billing for states and Federal military branches and to announce a webinar to provide an overview of the MSDES.

To provide guidance on identifying the respective relationships, roles, and responsibilities of SMAs and NFJP grantees as they pertain to the MOU.

To announce the release and availability of a report, "Mentoring Youth and Young Parents: A Guidebook for Programs Helping Youth and Young Parents Navigate a Pathway to Self-Sufficiency."

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 25-15, Change 2 makes a technical correction to the eligibility determination instructions for the Qualified Long-term Recipient (LTUR) target group by replacing the text "the date the job applicant signed the IRS Form 8850" with "the day before the job applicant started the job (employment start date minus one day), or, if earlier, the date the job applicant provided the information on the IRS Form 8850" in Section 6 a. and Section 12. Additionally, this guidance removes the text, "revised May 2016," for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Forms in Section 10 and Section 13. Shortly after the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued TEGL 25-15, Change 1, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approved the WOTC Forms through January 31, 2020 as noted in Section 11. Lastly, this guidance updates Section 15 to reflect the technical correction for the eligibility determinations instructions for LTUR target group and provide instructions for reprocessing LTUR applications.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) identifies for the public workforce system an additional population the Secretary has identified to receive, upon request, intensive services provided by Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists using a case management approach.

To inform States of the guidelines for the negotiation process for the WIOA title I programs (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth) and the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service program, as amended by title III of WIOA, for PY 2018 and PY 2019. Once negotiated levels are agreed upon by each State and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), they will be incorporated into the State Unified or Combined Plan. This guidance also provides information on the negotiations process for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act programs under title II of WIOA and the Vocational Rehabilitation program as amended by title IV of WIOA for PY 2018 and PY 2019.

To remind states to provide to the Department of Labor (Department), in their submissions under Form MA 8-7, information pertaining to state work search requirements in effect as of January 1, 2014, for conformity purposes.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) identifies for the public workforce system the refocused roles and responsibilities expected to be carried out by JVSG staff; conveys the duties they are to perform; and discusses the relationship of services provided by staff within the larger workforce system.

To announce the 2018 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Interstate Benefits and Federal Programs (IBFP) Training scheduled to be held March 26-28, 2018, in Savannah, Georgia, and encourage state administrators to send their Interstate/Federal Program Coordinators and Interstate Connection (ICON) programmer(s) to the training.

To provide the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with final funding allotments for the administration of the WOTC program through September 30, 2014, and reporting instructions during the current authorization lapse.