To transmit Federal military retired pay due to annual cost of living adjustments (COLAs).

To announce the rate of interest the U.S. Treasury Department will charge on Title XII advances (loans) during CY 2008.

To announce the Workforce Innovations 2008 Conference and the Call for Presentations for “learning lab” (workshop) submissions.

To report on the status of UI DV implementation, provide FY 2003 directions, and identify U. S. Department of Labor (Department) National Office UI DV contacts.

To provide guidance regarding the Department of Labor's (Department's) interpretation of Federal law regarding the intercept of refunds of erroneous employer contributions to offset other employer liabilities to the state.

To alert states to ¿SUTA Dumping¿ activities in industries that tend to have high turnover of staff and high unemployment insurance (UI) costs, and to recommend possible approaches to curb this activity.

To provide a summary of selected ETA 581 data with associated charts and tables for CY 2006.

To inform all State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of (a) the availability of the Immigration and Naturalization Service¿s (INS) automated secondary system to verify immigration status of alien claimants and (b) the discontinuation of two access methods for the alien verification process.

To inform state workforce agencies (SWAs) about the UI Integrity Professional Development Conference scheduled for April 21-23, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and to encourage staff participation at the conference.