GAO Report: Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System
The GAO report found a mandatory E-Verify program would necessitate an increased capacity at both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and SSA to accommodate the estimated 7.4 million employers in the United States. According to USCIS, as of April 2008, more than 61,000 employers have registered for E-Verify, and about half are active users. (05/08/08)
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GAO Report: Employment and Training Program Grants: Evaluating Impact and Enhancing Monitoring Would Improve Accountability
GAO recommends that Labor take steps to ensure that it can evaluate the initiatives' impact, documents compliance with statutory program requirements for noncompetitive grant awards, and develops and implements a risk-based monitoring approach for WIRED grants. (05/08/08)
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Request for Comments on Extension of WIA Strategic Plan
The ETA request for public comments on extension (with change) of the information collections associated with the Stand-Alone WIA Strategic Plan and Unified Plan appear in the May 5, 2008 FEDERAL REGISTER. Comments are requested by July 7. (05/05/08)
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Workforce Bulletin - May 2, 2008
This week's Workforce Bulletin contains an NGA letter supporting an extension of UI benefits, links to economic indicators and a CRS report analyzing UI extensions. (05/03/08)
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National Governors Association Supports UI Extension With Added Administrative Funding
The National Governors Association sent a letter on May 1st supporting an extension of unemployment insurance benefits and a request for additional funds to administer UI claims. (05/01/08)
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NCSL Report Indicates Not All States Facing Economic Downturn
While a new study by National Conference of State Legislatures shows many states are facing serious fiscal issues, it also indicates not all states are being impacted in the same manner and the current health of state budgets is uneven. (05/01/08)
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New Report Analyzing UI Extensions Available
A new report entitled, Current Law and Selected Proposals Extending Unemployment Compensation, was made available to NASWA. The report, prepared by the Congressional Research Service, examines recent proposals for a temporary extension of unemployment compensation. (05/01/08)
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Report Calls For National Agenda To Build Workforce Skills
A new report by the Council on Competitiveness warns that America is facing a severe skills shortage and millions of U.S. based jobs, many in the service economy, may be filled by educated foreign workers, unless the United States adopts a national skills agenda. (05/01/08)
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Poor Oversight On High Growth Grants According To USDOL Inspector General
In the past seven years, the U.S Department of Labor awarded more than $271 million to groups to help train workers for high-demand jobs, but a new audit suggests 10 grants, worth $15.5 million, roughly 6 percent of the grants provided under the President's High Growth Job Training Initiative, did not meet performance objectives. (04/29/08)
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Workforce Bulletin - April 25, 2008
This week’s Workforce Bulletin contains rescission information including how the rescission will affect the workforce system. (04/26/08)
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