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This PDF is a October 22, 2013 letter, in which Bruce Madson, NASWA UI Committee Chair, communicated to USDOL ETA OUI about the Committee’s concerns with UIPL 28-13, Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Investigative and Coding Guidance.

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: Congress Reaches Agreement to End Government Shutdown and Increase Federal Borrowing Authority Congress passed legislation late Wednesday, October 16th, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2775), funding the governme...

As Congress searches for ways to generate savings, reduce the deficit, and fund federal programs, it has held hearings and passed legislation to prevent and recover improper payments. Improper payments which exceeded $115 billion in FY2011—are payments made in an incorrect amount, payments...

The ITSC recently completed and launched the UI Business Process and IT Modernization Guidebook and Wiki. The Guidebook is a collection of UI IT Modernization project information from across the nation including best practices and lessons learned from single state and consortia based UI IT

This letter from Robert N. Sechen, General Counsel, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to Naomi Barry-Perez, Director, Civil Rights Center on October 16, 2013 is a draft agreement reflecting the Department of Economic Opportunity’s response to proposed changes.

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: Government Remains Shut Down; Potential Default on October 17th As the federal government inches closer to the 14th day of the government shutdown and the deadline for raising the nation’s borrowing limit approaches next Thurs...

Information Update: On Friday, October 11, 2013, USDOL released Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 31-13 responding to questions from state workforce agencies and to provide guidance about the Federal government shutdown and the Unemployment Insurance program, including Unemploymen

In June 2013, NASWA’s Employment and Training (E&T) Committee conducted a national survey on the use of Wagner-Peyser Act (W-P) funds, and the findings are presented in this report. The survey was designed to help answer two questions: 1) How do states spend W-P funds? 2) What value do...

Due to the lack of an appropriations bill for federal fiscal year 2014, the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) is faced with a shortage of funding to pay administrative personnel. Therefore the Secretary has deemed it necessary, by reason of shortage of funds, to furlough without pay 66 unc...

The Federal Government shutdown is now in day four with no immediate end in site. Available funding for workforce programs to continue operations varies by state and program. WIA Youth and WagnerPeyser funds have been allotted to states consistent with their Program Year (PY) requirements ...