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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...

The NASWA Employment & Training Committee met November 13-14, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Click the PDF document for the meeting minutes.

Ellen Golombek Assumes Presidency of National Association of State Workforce AgenciesNational organization strengthens workforce system nationwide.(DENVER) -- Ellen Golombek, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, has assumed the presidency of the National A...

District of Columbia Awarded Major Unemployment Insurance Performance GrantFederal Funding Will Support DOES Efforts to Improve Integrity of Programs and Operations.Washington, DC – On Monday, September 15, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the District of Columbia will rec...

District of Columbia Economy Adds 11,800 Jobs in JulyDistrict’s Unemployment Rate stays at 7.4 PercentWashington, DC – The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services reported today that the preliminary July job estimates show an increase of 11,800 jobs, for a total of 763,400 j...

In This Issue: House Passes WIA Reauthorization Legislation – Heads to President for his Signature NASWA Hosts Turkish Employment Services General Director and Staff NASWA, DirectEmployers Urge Strong Passage of WIOA Continuing Resolution Becoming Near Certain As Appropriations Process Slo...

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...

Download the PDF for the minutes to the Veterans Affairs meeting held on June 10-11, 2014, in Washington, DC.

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...