Rule 17 Jun 2025 employment, education, grants, vocational training, rehabilitation, personnel development

🎓Final Priorities for Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program

The Department of Education (Department) announces priorities and requirements under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program with a focus on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) and six rehabilitation topic areas. The Department may use these priorities and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. This action is intended to address the national needs for the RLTT program, particularly the retention of vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel at State VR agencies and recruitment of VR professionals where there are shortages through the training of RSA scholars.

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Notice 16 Jun 2025 compliance, employment, paperwork reduction, department of labor, state agencies, eligibility verification

📋DOL Seeks Comments on Income and Eligibility Verification System

The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) Confidentiality information collection request." This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

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Notice 16 Jun 2025 employment, privacy act, agency regulations, applicant tracking, federal housing

📋FHFA Proposes Rescindment of Applicant Tracking System SORN

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (Privacy Act), and Office of Management Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, "Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act," the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or Agency) proposes to rescind an existing System of Records Notice (SORN). The SORN being rescinded is based on a third- party operated system of records that is no longer maintained by the Agency and has been decommissioned. FHFA-25, Applicant Tracking System was used by FHFA to post and publicize mission critical occupation job openings using FHFA's authority to hire examiners, accountants, economists, and specialists in financial markets and in technology; receive, store, and process resumes, applications, curriculum vitaes, and similar documents received in response to mission critical occupation job openings and recruiting and outreach events; and track applicants for such positions.

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Notice 18 Jun 2025 compliance, employment, health, human services, tanf, data privacy, welfare

📊HHS Notice on TANF Matching Program and Data Sharing

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is providing notice of a re-established matching program between HHS/ACF/ OCSS and state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The matching program compares state TANF agency records with new hire, quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance information maintained in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH). The outcomes of the comparisons help state agencies to establish and verify eligibility for applicants and recipients of TANF benefits, reduce TANF benefit errors, and maintain program integrity.

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Notice 13 Jun 2025 regulatory compliance, risk management, employment, benefits, railroad retirement

🚂Regulatory Notice on Railroad Retirement Board Information Collections

The Railroad Retirement Board is seeking comments on information collection requests related to benefits for deceased employees. This includes the Application for Benefits Due But Unpaid at Death and procedures for notifying employers about claims. The RRB aims to enhance the collection processes while considering the burden on stakeholders involved.

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Notice 5 Jun 2025 compliance, information collection, federal reserve, employment, human resources, onboarding

📄Federal Reserve Announces New Hire Information Collection Updates

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the New Hire Information Collection (FR 27; OMB No. 7100-0375).

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Notice 4 Jun 2025 business compliance, employment, immigration, labor market, temporary protected status, cameroon

🛂Impact of Cameroon TPS Termination on U.S. Businesses

Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Cameroon is set to expire on June 7, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Cameroon no longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation for TPS, and termination of the TPS designation of Cameroon is required by statute. This termination is effective August 4, 2025. After August 4, 2025, nationals of Cameroon (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Cameroon) who have been granted TPS under Cameroon's designation will no longer have TPS.

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Notice 30 May 2025 compliance, regulations, employment, reasonable accommodations, disabilities, merit systems protection board

⚖️MSPB Proposes New Information Collection for Reasonable Accommodations

The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, intends to request approval of a new information collection from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. MSPB is submitting this Information Collection Request (ICR), entitled Accommodation Request Form, OMB Control No. 3124-0NEW, for approval in accordance with Federal regulations, and is requesting public comments. This collection was developed as part of MSPB's effort to streamline the process for collecting information from employees and applicants to MSPB, as well as participants in MSPB functions (parties and/or participants in MSPB appeals, respondents to surveys, and all other individuals engaged in activity conducted by the MSPB), who seek a reasonable accommodation in order for MSPB to carry out its functions with respect to these individuals. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

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Presidential Document 29 May 2025 world trade week, tariffs, american industry, executive action, trade, employment, business issues

🇺🇸Proclamation for World Trade Week 2025

The proclamation establishes World Trade Week, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to prioritize American workers over globalist policies. It outlines actions against unfair trade practices, support for local manufacturing, and initiatives to bring jobs back to America while fostering economic growth and national pride.

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Notice 29 May 2025 regulation, employment, healthcare, food safety, usda, agriculture

📋USDA Notice to Renew Medical Examination Certification Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding certificates of medical examination. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2025. FSIS is making no changes to the existing information collection.

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