To announce the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) upcoming virtual SMART training conference. This training opportunity is scheduled to be held on February 14 – 16, 2023, and is intended for all ETA grant recipients and stakeholders.

To announce a joint communication from Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the workforce development opportunities associated with additional broadband and wireless telecommunications investment.

To promote a framework for all workforce stakeholders, including infrastructure project leads, to engage the public workforce system in implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with strong workforce commitments and proven strategies that produce high-quality education, training, and employment opportunities for all workers.

To announce a joint communication from Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), along with seven other federal agencies, to state and local governments titled “Resource Leveraging & Service Coordination to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities.”

To announce the 2022 SIDES administrative website webinar series, “Moving the Integrity Needle Using SIDES Data” that will be hosted by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) from October 6, 2022, through November 17, 2022.

To remind states of DOL-OIG’s authority under the Inspector General Act (IG Act) (Public Law 95-452) and to strongly encourage states to comply with data requests made by DOL-OIG.

To inform states of a change to the IBIQ schema affecting states connecting to ICON IBIQ via web services.

To announce the publication of multiple RESEA reports and briefs providing information about state implementation of the permanently authorized RESEA program, provision of RESEA services during the COVID-19 pandemic, component-level evidence for reemployment services, and options to consider for future evidence building.

To announce the availability of a BAM Resource Page on Workforce GPS and provide instructions on how to utilize the landing page.

To inform states that the Adjudications: Past, Present, and Future – Virtual Training and Conference is scheduled to be held August 23-25, 2022, from 1pm to 5pm EDT, and to encourage states to have adjudicators and other unemployment insurance (UI) benefits staff participate in the conference.