To remind State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) about the need for timeliness in reporting ETA 538 and ETA 539 data during holiday weeks and the need for explanation of significant changes in initial claims reported on the ETA 539.

To announce the publication and distribution of The Aging Baby Boomers In a New Workforce Development System.

To announce a national Professional Development Conference on unemployment insurance (UI) integrity issues to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 10 - 11, 2001, and provide information for making hotel reservations.

To announce Implementation and Training conferences to prepare SESA BAM staff for the start-up, and continuing investigations of denied claims for Unemployment Insurance (UI).

To inform State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that a survey has been placed on the Office of Workforce Security (OWS) web site. The purpose of the survey is to assess the estimated cost that would be incurred by SESAs if expanded name fields and three additional labor market information (LMI) elements were added to SESAs' quarterly wage reports.

To announce the evaluation of the DOL's VETS TAP and inform State employment security agencies (SESAs) that selected SESAs will be contacted by contractors conducting the TAP evaluation.

To announce the evaluation of the DOL's VETS TAP and inform State employment security agencies (SESAs) that selected SESAs will be contacted by contractors conducting the TAP evaluation.

To transmit the revised Federal Schedule of Remuneration (UCX) based on the January 1, 2001, military pay increase.

To transmit policy guidance to State/local workforce investment area on procedures for providing local youth activities under title I, subtitle B of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998.

To provide directions to the States about necessary actions to implement the partnership between the AWN Toll-Free Help Line (1-877-US-2JOBS) and the Internet-based ASL (www.servicelocator.org) and to issue instructions for ASL database entry.

To transmit information to the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) concerning coding of Job Service registration for BAM investigations.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with information on new special salary rates for some Federal civilian employees to assist SESA personnel in completing UCFE Form ES-935, Claimant Statement of Federal Civilian Service.

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2001.

To invite States to submit ideas for the random assignment evaluation required by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

To remind State agencies that they must make reasonable efforts to obtain information to determine promptly whether individuals are eligible for unemployment compensation (UC).

To inform States of the amendments made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 affecting the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) program.

To notify all appropriate workforce investment system agencies of the Department of Labor's(DOL) submission of the WIA Performance Reporting System and the Trade Act Participant Report(TAPR) Revision to OMB

To provide information about the partnership between the AWN Toll-Free Help Line (1-877-US-2JOBS) and the Internet-based ASL (www.servicelocator.org) as the two key access points for information about workforce development services available under America's Workforce Network.

To inform States of the Department of Labor's (Department) interpretation of Federal law concerning the "outsourcing" of unemployment compensation (UC) administrative functions.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with information on the implementation of BAM DCA and the inclusion of interstate claims in the BAM paid claims samples. Pending Office of Management and Budget (OMB) information collection approval, SESAs should plan to select DCA samples and include interstate claims in the BAM paid claims samples beginning with batch 200123 (batch ending date June 9, 2001).