President Obama Launches Veterans Employment Initiative
On Tuesday November 10, the White House announced the launch of an initiative that is designed to transform the federal government into the model employer of America's veterans. (11/16/09) |
President Obama To Address Economic Issues At White House Forum
President Obama will host a jobs forum at the White House next month to address concerns that the economic recovery is not putting enough people back to work. (11/16/09) |
ETA Assistant Secretary Interviewed On C-Span
ETA Assistant Secretary Jane Oates appeared on C-SPAN on October 25, 2009. The interview focused primarily on extending unemployment benefits, but she also discussed and responded to many questions from the panelists on the larger mission of ETA--retraining, employment services, and other issues. (11/04/09) |
Work Share Receives A Boost From Moody's
Mark Zandi an economist with Moody's Economy.com, in his October, 2009 report, Fiscal Policy Roadmap promotes the expansion of state work share programs among the list of policy responses to the jobs crisis. (11/04/09) |
USDOL Team Takes Shape
The new Assistant Secretaries were sworn in last week at the U.S. Department of Labor. (10/22/09) |
Workforce Bulletin - October 16, 2009
This weeks Bulletin includes an update on legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits including a detailed description of the proposed legislation. Other stories include a new series called "Focus on the Recovery Act" which will describe how states are using their Recovery Act funds. Additional stories cover the congressional schedule, weekly claims report, Trade Adjustment Assistance, new USDOL Assistant Secretaries, E-Verify, and NASWA's partnership with the Data Quality Campaign. (10/16/09) |
2009 NASWA Salute to Leadership
Click here to view the 2009 Salute to Leadership recipients. (10/08/09) |
Webinar: Institute for Education Sciences - State Longitudinal Data Systems Grants
Do you want to benefit from learning more about the Department of Education Institute of Educational Sciences' $250 Million Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant program and the opportunity it provides for the workforce and education communities to work together? The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) is offering a webinar to provide the workforce community with a forum to ask questions about the grant program from their particular vantage point. (10/05/09) |
Webinar Invitation: Strategies to Transition Older Youth into Workforce Activities After Summer 2009
This Webinar on August 26 will focus on program designs that will transition older out-of-school youth ages 18-24 covered under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into year-round workforce development activities. (08/21/09) |
DOE Webinar August 27: Energy Efficiency & Retrofit Jobs in the Buildings Industry - Workforce Overview
This webinar is geared toward community colleges and workforce agencies and will provide an overview of jobs involved with retrofitting existing homes to improve energy efficiency. (08/17/09) |
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