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In This Issue: Senate Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Measure Passes Subcommittee, Full Committee Markup Postponed NASWA Sends Letter in Support of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Registration for the 78th NASWA Annual Conference Now Available! Make your Nominations for 2014 ...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including:House and Senate Announce Agreement on WIA ReauthorizationOn Wednesday, May 21, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation reauthorizing and overhauling the Workforce Investment A...

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and its partner DirectEmployers Association (DE) are pleased that the National Labor Exchange will be providing the job content to the new and enhanced Veterans Job Bank found on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs eBenefits ...

Making sure our American Job Centers (AJC) are accessed by all is not only required but is smart for economic development in tight labor markets. Hear the basics, including what Missouri is doing to make sure the AJC's can be accessed and how Pennsylvania started an AJC in a public library...

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...

Join attorneys and other experts for a discussion about the legal aspects of information technology in unemployment insurance programs including states working together in consortia. Moderator: Doug Werth, Lead Deputy Attorney General, Idaho Department of Labor Panelists: Lou Ansaldi, Te...

Microservices promote the sharing of independent components across systems. Idaho developed the ICON Relay as a microservice. This year, Mississippi will be the first state to set up the ICON Relay as a microservice between the two states with different UI systems. Once completed, the iUS ...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: Senate Expected to Pass EUC Extension Early Next Week On Thursday, March 27, the Senate voted 65 to 34 to begin debate on a bipartisan bill to retroactively extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program for five...

Earlier this week, on March 18-20, states from NASWA’s Administration & Finance (A&F) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) Committees met with staff from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI) concerning...

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)...