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Impact of a Temporary Suspension of Federal Government Services on Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Funded Programs and Activities
To provide Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) grant award recipients and stakeholders with information about how a temporary suspension of Federal Government services impacts the execution of ETA and OCTAE funded programs and services.
STATE GOVERNORS
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DIRECTORS
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DIRECTORS
STATE RAPID RESPONSE COORDINATORS
STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
STATE CTE DIRECTORS
STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL APPRENTICESHIP DIRECTORS
AMERICAN JOB CENTER OFFICE MANAGERS
ALL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION GRANTEES
HENRY MACK
Assistant Secretary
Implementation of Sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) for mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026
To advise states of sequestration rules for FY 2026 to ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) apply these rules to mandatory UI programs.
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
HENRY MACK
Assistant Secretary
Modification Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans for Program Years (PYs) 2026 and 2027
This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) outlines the priorities, modification requirements, submission process, and deadline for the required modification of the WIOA Unified and Combined State Plans (State Plans) for PY 2026 and PY 2027, in accordance with Sections 102 and 103 of WIOA.
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
AMERICAN JOB CENTER DIRECTORS
STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DIRECTORS
STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES
STATE DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP
STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
STATE CTE DIRECTORS
STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONERS
STATE AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
HENRY MACK
Assistant Secretary
Announcing the Release of Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing, Delay of Merit Staffing Compliance Date Final Rule
The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to announce that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a final rule, Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing, Delay of Merit Staffing Compliance Date (91 FR 2486, January 21, 2026), which delays by one year the date by which State grantees must comply with the regulatory requirements in the 2023 Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Final Rule for States to use State merit staff to deliver services in the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES). The delay applies only to the State merit staffing requirement and does not modify other provisions adopted in the 2023 Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Final Rule.
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS
LABOR COMMISSIONERS
AMERICAN JOB CENTERS
STATE MONITOR ADVOCATES
ALL ETA GRANTEES
HENRY MACK
Assistant Secretary
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2026
To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) amounts for all major disasters declared from January 1 – March 31, 2026 (second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026).
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
LORI FRAZIER BEARDEN
Acting Assistant Secretary
