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Government Policies to Induce Efficient Retraining Decisions.

Thompson, Velma M. – 1976

In periods of nonrecessionary activity, United States government policymakers should subsidize retraining as they subsidize job search by way of the unemployment compensation system. The retraining subsidy to a person who is faced with a reduced demand for his services from his current job should be about the same order of magnitude as the…

Descriptors: Educational Finance, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Financial Support

VRA Extension and Increases in the GI Bill Rates. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1983

These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the extension and modification of two federal programs for veterans, the Veterans' Readjustment Appointment Act (VRA) and the GI Bill. During the testimony, witnesses reviewed the effectiveness of VRA appointments. (A VRA is a noncompetitive appointment to a federal civilian job that…

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation

Workforce Investment Act: States' Spending Is on Track, But Better Guidance Would Improve Financial Reporting. Report to Congressional Requesters.

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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2002

The U.S. Congress asked the Government Accounting Office (GAO) to determine the following: (1) to what extent states were spending their Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds and whether the Department of Labor's (Labor's) data accurately reflected available funds; (2) what Labor did to assess how states were managing their WIA spending; and (3)…

Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation