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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1984
This report on a hearing held in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the development and impact of the electronics, computer, and telecommunications industries on the United States economy and the role of the federal government in developing these industries, including the relationship between technology and educated individuals. An opening statement by…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1997
This document reports the oral and written testimony submitted at a Congressional hearing on ways in which the government, business, and industry are working to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. work force through education and training initiatives. Witnesses included the following: U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich; U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Demand Occupations, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
The General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the state and local coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services for TANF clients. Data were gathered though the following activities: (1) analysis of surveys of WIA officials in all 50 states that were conducted in 2001 and 2000; (2) visits…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1981
This congressional hearing contains testimony given in Montpelier, Vermont, at the first of a series of nationwide hearings on vocational education. Focus of this particular hearing is on the specific needs of Vermont as a rural northeastern state to train a workforce that is talented enough to help retrain existing businesses and industry and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This Congressional report contains the testimony presented at a hearing to examine the extent to which Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work services are being provided through the one-stop career centers established through the Workforce Investment Act and to determine how such linkages are impacting program participants. The oral…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Centers, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
These Congressional hearings contain testimony regarding options for restructuring the federal employment and training system. Representatives of the following agencies and organizations provided testimony at the hearings: National Commission on Employment Policy; Health, Education and Human Services Division, Education and Employment Issues, U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This congressional report contains testimony examining the status of vocational assistance and its role in work force development and the Clinton Administration's views on reforming the federal investment in vocational education. Testimony was provided by two U.S. senators (James M. Jeffords, Vermont; Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts) and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
McClure, David L. – 2001
The General Accounting Office examined the problem of attracting and retaining a high-quality information technology (IT) workforce in federal government agencies. The problem was traced to a longstanding lack of effective leadership and management and lack of a strategic approach to marshaling, managing, and maintaining the human capital needed…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Data Processing, Definitions, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 2000
The Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary met to hear testimony on the benefits to American workers, businesses, citizens, and legal residents of more educated immigrants in the national workforce. Statements were given by the following persons: (1) Lamar Smith, U.S. Congressman from Texas; (2) William…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Blacks
Walker, David M. – 2001
The Comptroller General of the United States testified before Congress regarding the General Accounting Office's (GAO's) framework for building the information technology (IT) work force to achieve results. The following were among the key points of his testimony: (1) the federal government is facing pervasive human capital challenges that are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Heinrich, Janet – 2001
The General Accounting Office's (GAO's) director of health care-public health issues testified before Congress regarding growing concerns about the adequacy of the health care work force and lessons learned from the experience of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in addressing the maldistribution of health care professionals. The following…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Demand Occupations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This report presents the testimony and submissions presented at the first of a series of Congressional hearings on workforce development and reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. Statements were given by the following individuals: (1) Buck McKeon, U.S. (United States) Congressman from California; (2) John Tierney, U.S. Congressman from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 2001
This document outlines how the government of the United Kingdom intends to achieve and sustain full employment and social justice across the country. Chapter 1 discusses the United Kingdom's economic, educational, and social problems and details plans to solve them through a policy based on the following principles: (1) building an economy with…
Descriptors: Agency Role, At Risk Persons, Basic Skills, Change Strategies
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science. – 2002
This report presents the testimony and submissions given at a field hearing on workforce training in Michigan. Four expert witness statements follow introductory comments from Vernon J. Ehlers and James A. Barcia, United States Congressmen from Michigan. The statement of Bruce P. Mehlman, the assistant secretary of commerce, assesses the ability…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Continuing Education
