To inform states of the availability of online information about basic Federal law requirements for the federal-state unemployment compensation (UC) program.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is pleased to announce the opening of the Recognition of Excellence (ROE) application process for 2008. This initiative was established in 2004 to recognize high performance employment and training-related programs and superior or improved system performance by entities administering and partnering with ETA-funded programs. The ROE is an important opportunity to honor programs that have achieved commendable outcomes as well as facilitate the exponential replication of innovative practices throughout the workforce investment system.

To increase awareness of potential threats to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other types of data stored in state job bank data systems and inform states and local areas about resources for job bank fraud prevention and reporting.

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

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

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.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is two-fold: a) to inform states and local workforce systems of the Shared Youth Federal Partnership’s current activities to implement its Shared Youth Vision; and b) provide information on available tools designed to implement the Shared Youth Vision at the state and local level.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice is to provide information to the workforce investment system on the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program and how it impacts the One-Stop system.

To inform the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that SSA is willing to provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) of state systems to facilitate SWA-SSA data exchange.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2007-16: Collaborating with Faith- and Community-Based Organizations: Lessons Learned from Twelve Workforce Investment Boards, Final Report.