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The Merrill Baumgardner Award is presented annually to a state that has demonstrated excellence in the field of information technology. The award was named in honor of Merrill Baumgardner, Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, in recognition of his fifty-five years of state service, thirty-o...

The Pinnacle Award for Workforce Development honors a state workforce agency, or partnership involving a state workforce agency, for an innovative workforce project, strategy or initiative that involves assisting certain or all customers with career services (career exploration and/or job ...

The Pinnacle Award for Business Development honors a state workforce agency, or partnership involving a state workforce agency, for an innovative business services initiative, innovative business services framework, or effort of national impact, that addresses the employment/workforce need...

The William J. Harris Award honors a state or partnership involving a state for an innovative workforce-related program, project, or initiative which results in significant contributions towards the achievement of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination.

Here is a working list of communications and resources for Federal Workers being compiled by our Communications Committee.

Workforce ITSC connected with states through the breakout session, Riding the Range of Aligned Case Management: Insights from ACMI Innovators, which featured the release of the updated Aligned Case Management Toolkit, as well as through booth conversations and one-on-one meetings that high...

Learn more about what is happening across the United States in workforce and UI.

The National Labor Exchange (NLx) team participated in sponsored the 2025 NASWA SUMMIT in Dallas, TX. Throughout the week, the NLx staff engaged with members, partners, vendors, and other stakeholders in the workforce development space - creating opportunities for collaboration and sharing...

BI Beat articles often talk about strategies to help unemployment insurance (UI) claimants. For example, we recently wrote about our Claimant Handbook Model Claimant Handbook, which simplifies and prioritizes critical UI content for overwhelmed customers new to the UI system. Of course, it...

More than 1,000 people – including state and federal staff, exhibitors and workforce professionals from nearly all 50 states and territories– recently gathered in Dallas, Texas, for NASWA’s 2025 SUMMIT, presented by FAST Enterprises. With the theme of innovation at its core, the SUMMIT fea...