To announce the availability of an updated Workforce Investment Act/Wagner-Peyser Act (WIA/W-P) waiver database and an optional submission template that may be used by states to request waivers.

To provide a checklist of all currently active ETA advisories as well as a checklist of all ETA advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.

To announce an exciting new tool for the UI system that allows for knowledge sharing, dissemination of successful practices, program improvements, reemployment and integrity-related initiatives as well as networking through use of a flexible technology platform. The UI COP Web site is an online resource that states and the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) jointly own to highlight and showcase UI program initiatives that promote exemplary UI program operations and enhanced program performance.

To transmit a revision of the State UI DV Operations Guide (ET Operations Guide 411).

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to remind states of the requirement to submit a report to certain congressional committees that includes an analysis of the UC recipiency rate in the state, which is a condition of receiving Allotment I of emergency administrative grant funding under Section 4102(a), EUISAA, within one year of the date of enactment for EUISAA.

To advise states of the statutory amendments related to UC program integrity included in the TAAEA (Public Law (Pub. L.) 112-40), enacted on October 21, 2011.

To inform states regarding (i) the availability of additional funding and how to apply for the funding to cover administrative expenses and solutions that can be used to support the identity verification or validation of PUA claimants; (ii) to assist with efforts to prevent and detect fraud and imposter claims resulting from identity theft in the PUA and PEUC programs; and (iii) to recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs.

To provide the state workforce agencies (SWAs) clarification on the use of documents used to verify eligibility for WOTC, in order to support the uninterrupted processing of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Disconnected Youth related eligible certification requests.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA Occasional Paper, Evaluation of the Technology-Based Learning Grants Final Report, prepared by Social Policy Research (SPR) Associates.

To provide information about the 2021 UI SIDES Implementation Training Webinars that will be hosted virtually by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) from February 16, 2021, through May 5, 2021.