To announce the one-time availability of up to $90 million in funding for On-the-Job Training (OJT) National Emergency Grants (NEGs) funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

To reiterate State Workforce Agencies' (SWA) responsibility to provide the OFCCP with information regarding whether Federal contractors are in compliance with the mandatory job listing requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, at no cost to OFCCP.

To request that state workforce agencies assist in disseminating information to employers about changes in OSHA reporting requirements.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper: Pre-Design Study for the Evaluation of Recovery Act Green Jobs, Health care, and Other High Growth Competitive Grants

To announce the 2019 National Unemployment Insurance (UI) BTQ Review being held May 20-24, 2019, at the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Frances Perkins Building, located at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20210, and to request that Administrators from selected states ensure that two of their BTQ experts attend.

To announce the 2019 National Unemployment Insurance (UI) BTQ Review being held June 24-28, 2019, at the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Frances Perkins Building, located at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20210, and to request that Administrators from selected states ensure that two of their BTQ experts attend.

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is sponsoring a study to help policymakers and program administrators understand the level of accessibility of American Job Centers (AJCs) for individuals with disabilities. The purpose is to aggregate data to capture a broad overview of the degree to which AJCs, on average, are accessible to individuals with disabilities. The issue of accessibility is of particular interest to multiple stakeholders, including customers of the public workforce system, Congress, state and local leaders, AJC Managers, and the Department, as we seek to help identify ways to improve accessibility. The study will not be used to audit for compliance with laws and regulations regarding accessibility of AJCs.

To advise state workforce agencies of the completion of the Federal State Data Exchange Billing (FSDEB) component of the Federal State Data Exchange System (FSDES) website.

To announce the release and availability of Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2010.

To ensure states are aware of the revised Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program that reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2015.