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USDOL Awards Maine $819,433 for Meeting Workforce System and Adult Education Performance Goals Contact: Julie Rabinowitz, (207)621-5009Maine one of only eight states to meet targetsAUGUSTA—The Maine Departments of Education and Labor and the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) have bee...

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...

In This Issue: Senate Passes Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Senators Reed and Heller Reintroduce EUC Reauthorization Registration for the 78th NASWA Annual Conference Now Available! USDOL Awards $155 million in WIA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Funds to Implement Job Trainin...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including:Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Passes U.S. SenateOn Monday, April 7, the Senate passed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 (H.R. 3979), a five month retroactive extension of the Emerg...

This letter from Robert N. Sechen, General Counsel, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to Naomi Barry-Perez, Director, Civil Rights Center on April 10, 2014 is a requests for DEO to agree to a “final” draft agreement by April 10, 2014.

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...

In many states, Labor Market Information (LMI) shops are evolving into broader data shops that provide several tiers of service to multiple workforce units and state agencies. At this workshop a prominent state administrator and three LMI directors who are leaders in national LMI initiativ...

Many states have freed themselves from the challenges of outdated IT systems and processes.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...

This PDF contains the Minutes from the Equal Opportunity meeting held on April 2-3, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.