Event Listings & Calendar

Join us for an America’s Talent Strategy Series webinar that brings together state workforce and education leaders to discuss strategies to help more Americans participate in the workforce and advance into jobs in a growing and evolving economy. Participants will learn about various strategies to support worker mobility, with a focus on expanding workforce participation, reducing barriers to employment and mobility, and strengthening career navigation and advancement.

External Event: This event is hosted by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). For all questions, issues, or requests, please contact ODEP at odepemail@dol.gov. 

In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Secretary Keith Sonderling and other distinguished guests join a conversation celebrating the achievements and momentum of disabled workers in America.

Keith Sonderling, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor

Julie Hocker, Assistant Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor

Neil Romano, former Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy

David Keeling, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Daniel Aronowitz, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Kathryn Burgum, Co-Chair, Great American Recovery Initiative

Navigating real property can be complex, but DOL-ETA experts are here to help. This session will provide guidance on real property issues, including using grant funds for capital expenditures and other real property costs, depreciation, maintaining insurance, handling idle facilities and idle facility capacity, retaining records, disposing of real property acquired with ETA grant funds, renting real property, and using/disposing of State Workforce Agency (SWA) real property with Federal equity.

Lorraine Jamison, Division Chief of the Division of Financial Management & Administrative Services, Region 6

Steve Malliaras, Division Chief of the Division of Workforce Security, Region 6

Conrad Kohler-Tiedeman, Accountant, Region 1

Join us for an America’s Talent Strategy webinar supporting Pillar IV: Accountability—linking workforce investments to measurable outcomes, strengthening transparency, and using information to drive continuous improvement. This session will frame accountability not as a compliance exercise alone, but as a shared responsibility across the workforce system that helps organizations make better decisions, strengthen operations, and improve outcomes for participants, employers, and communities.

Kim Vitelli, Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration

Ian Page, Supervisory Data Scientist, Office of Policy Development and Research

Chanel Casteñeda,, Supervisor, Grant Management Policy, Office of Grants Management

External Event: Hosted by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). For event questions or issues: david@nawdp.org

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) Youth Symposium will be in San Antonio, TX, November 16-18, 2026. This year’s theme, Mission: Possible, is about what happens when the workforce development field comes together.