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In This Issue: House, Senate Working to Complete FY 2015 Spending Plan to Avert Government Shutdown Elections: Governors, U.S. House and Senate Administration and Finance and Employment and Training Committees Hold Joint Meeting on WIOA Implementation with Key System Partners NASWA hosts E...

Montanans earning minimum wage will see an increase from $7.90 per hour to $8.05 per hour on January 1, 2015. An estimated 12,850 Montana workers, or 2.9 percent of the workforce, received hourly wages less than $8.05 per hour in 2014 and are likely to receive higher wages due to the 2015 ...

What strategies can help ensure Perkins and workforce customers are served by coordinated systems, and that CTE programs are responsive to local labor market conditions? How do leaders rally their troops to work across systems and achieve success? This discussion will showcase strategies a...

Do you want to increase productivity? Improve flexibility? Provide better customer service? Technology can be used to anticipate customer needs, tailor business processes, and improve productivity. Find out how states are using technology to handle customer service in efficient and cost-ef...

Inmates face an uphill battle upon release from prison, but state efforts to assist former prisoners into the workforce have evolved in recent years and the success stories are inspiring. The onus is moving from post-incarceration programs and services to pre-release programs. Allowing inm...

In a rapidly changing technology environment, it can be difficult to know whether a vendor’s digital product is truly the best, cheapest, or fastest solution to meet your agency’s needs. Does it feature human-centered, modular design? Is an agile development agreement included? Does it hav...

Montana Data Insights and Innovations Award Nomination: LMInformer Consortium Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Annette Miller Email Address: anmiller@mt.gov Agency Name: Montana Department of Labor & Industry Montana's LMInformer Consortium Criteria: N...

On the first day of the NASWA Annual Conference, a panel discussion was held on the future of the workforce system, where panelists representing the perspective of workers, employers and state workforce agencies shared their thoughts on the greatest challenges facing the workforce and unem...

Oklahoma Pinnacle Award for Business Development Nomination: OESC & Webstaurant Talent Engagement Project Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Cody Cox Email Address : cody.cox@oesc.state.ok.us Agency Name : Oklahoma Employment Security Commission OESC &am...

Every year, NASWA's President, Board of Directors and certain Committees present awards recognizing state and individuals for their excellent contributions to the public workforce system. This year's award winners were announced at the 77th NASWA Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.NASWA...