ETA Appointment: Administrator of the Office of Regional Innovation and Transformation Announced
David A. LeDoux has been tapped as the new Administrator of the Office of Regional Innovation and Transformation. (07/22/08)
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Fiscal Year 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies Bill and Report Now Available Online
The Fiscal Year 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies report is now available online. (07/11/08)
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House Appropriation Bills Restore Funding And Address Key Policy Issues
Funding for critical workforce programs slated for elimination or cuts under the U.S. Department of Labor's proposed FY 2009 budget have been restored by the House Appropriations Committee. Click here for the House Appropriations bill and their accompanying Committee Explanations. (07/11/08)
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Workforce Bulletin - July 11, 2008
This week’s Bulletin includes an analysis and comparison of the actions taken by the House and Senate Appropriations Committee on Labor-HHS-Education appropriations, a bill to fund critical workforce programs for Fiscal Year 2009. It is also time to register for the NASWA Annual Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Registration information and details on the conference are found in the Bulletin, (07/11/08)
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USDOL Releases Proposed H-2B Rule
A new USDOL proposal to amend regulations regarding employment of temporary, nonagricultural foreign laborers under the H-2B visa program was published March 21st in the Federal Register. Many of the proposed changes are similar to proposed regulations released in February for the H-2A agricultural visa program. (7/10/08)
States Respond to Proposed H-2B Rule
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NASWA and DisabilityInfo.gov
On the 18th anniversay of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the web site DisabilityInfo.gov has added more than 2,000 new links to state-level resources. (07/09/08)
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GAO Report: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Click here to download the GAO report "Sharing Promisting Practices and Fully Implementing Strategic Human Capital Planning Can Improve Management of Growing Workload" to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate. (07/02/08)
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2008 NASWA Award Nominations Due
Each year, at the NASWA Annual Conference, the Board of Directors presents several national awards that have a long history of recognizing contributions to the success of the nation's public workforce system. Deadline for nominations is July 25, 2008 (07/01/08)
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President Bush Signs Bill Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits
President Bush has signed into law H.R. 2642, the supplemental appropriations bill that provides up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in all states and $110 million in supplemental funding in the form of Grants to States for the UI administrative costs for the balance of fiscal year 2008. (06/30/08)
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19,000 Veterans to Benefit from Nearly $30 Million in Job Training Grants from U.S. Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced 103 grants, totaling nearly $30 million, to provide approximately 19,000 veterans with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the U.S. Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program and Veterans' Workforce Investment Program. (06/30/08)
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