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USDOL Awards Maine $4.85 Million Grant to Expand Training for Jobs in DemandGrant expands industry partnerships and targets long-term unemployed and New MainersContact: Julie Rabinowitz, 207-621-5009AUGUSTA— The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it is awarding the Maine Department of...

This breakout will delve into how state workforce agencies are implementing crisis communications during disaster recovery efforts, including highlights of what worked well and learning lessons on what did not. This session is the kick-off to a series of NASWA webinars that will be held fo...

Many states have freed themselves from the challenges of outdated IT systems and processes. Some states are preparing their battle plans to declare their independence. Hear from the states preparing for their modernization projects and learn from the states that have won the Battle of Mode...

Planning for unknown economic cycles is a significant challenge, particularly in times of reduced budgets. Hear from three states on what they have done to monitor and plan for changes in the economy. Topics include what economic data to watch, how to monitor data, preparing for changes in...

There are many innovations in how states are communicating labor market information data. This panel will showcase promising practices from states where the communications and labor market information teams are working together to dynamically communicate their data, including the use of dy...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: NASWA President Urges Senate to Minimize Changes to EUC Program If It Passes A Reauthorization In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), NASWA President Mark Henry (MS)...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: House and Senate Pass Two-Year Budget Agreement, Sequestration Relief Provided House and Senate budget negotiators reached a two-year budget agreement on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, to set overall discretionary spending levels...

Linda Rouse, Iowa Workforce Development, Auta Main, Maine Department of Labor, Beverly VanTull, Virginia Department of Veteran Services, and Richard Wultrich, Illinois Department of Employment Security presentation from the Promising Practices workshop from th...

Federal employees who are not receiving pay during the shutdown may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits through the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program (UCFE). This unemployment insurance benefit is administered by States as agents for the Federal government...

The SIDES Operations Committee will be meeting Tuesday, September 18 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. There is no cost to attend this meeting and registration is available through the Workforce Summit & UI Directors’ Con...