To provide updated guidance on UI DV activities for VY 2007 and VY 2008, and to clarify certain DV policies.

To assist States in capacity building and planning for potential workload increases.

To transmit the directory of Federal and military agencies that have requested detailed UCFE or UCX benefit payment data which supports the Department of Labor's quarterly unemployment compensation billings.

To respond to state workforce agencies’ questions about the UCX program.

To transmit the preclearance notice published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2001 announcing the Department of Labor's intention to seek Office of Management and Budget approval for information collection associated with an enhanced UI DV system.

To provide new instructions to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) on use of the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to obtain reemployment data for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) 9047 report and to provide additional guidance on general reporting issues.

To notify state workforce agencies (SWAs) of the availability of FY 2006 UI funds for the priority initiatives listed below and for implementation of additional optional projects if states have already received funds for or implemented the priority initiatives.

Priority initiatives include:

1) Access to the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH);
2) UI Data Validation;
3) Interstate Benefits (IB), Combined Wage Claim (CWC), Liable/Agent Data Transfer (LADT) Applications and Interfaces;
4) Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) Electronic Application; and
5) UI Required Reports (UIRR) Corrective Action.

1) Training for Adjudication Staff;
2) Improved Occupational Coding Quality;
3) Debit Cards and/or Direct Deposit for UI Benefit Payments;
4) Social Security Administration “Real Time” or Batch Data Exchange;
5) Upgraded Wage Record Databases to Record and Maintain Full Names;
6) Agent State Database for Interstate Claimants; and
7) Improved Performance.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of anticipated funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 that provide the opportunity to submit supplemental budget requests (SBRs) for activities to prevent and detect cases of unemployment insurance (UI) fraud due to identity theft.

To announce anticipated FY 2007 funds for selected State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to continue to operate REA programs and for additional states to implement REA programs; to invite the submission of state proposals; and to provide the guidelines for developing the proposals and criteria governing the use of these funds.