# Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Issue Guidance to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Provide Requested Unemployment Insurance Data to the Office of Inspector General
> **Other** by Department of Labor OIG · 2021-06-16
> *About: Department of Labor*
## Report
- **Title:** Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Issue Guidance to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Provide Requested Unemployment Insurance Data to the Office of Inspector General
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Labor OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Labor
- **Type:** Other
- **Publication date:** 2021-06-16

## Summary

https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2021/19-21-005-03-315.pdf


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Open): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Amend 20 CFR 603.5 and 603.6(a) through the rulemaking process to reinforce that UI information must be provided to DOL OIG for all IG engagements authorized under the…
- **Rec 2** (Open): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Issue a new UIPL within 15 days of this memorandum to instruct SWAs that disclosure of information to the OIG for audits, evaluations, and investigations is mandatory…
- **Rec 3** (Open): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Ensure the new UIPL guidance advises SWAs that they may not require the OIG to enter into data sharing agreements as a prerequisite to disclosure of information to the…
- **Rec 4** (Closed): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Ensure revisions to UIPL 04-17 advise SWAs that data sharing agreements are not required when sharing UI claim and wage data with the OIG for fraud investigations. The…
- **Rec 5** (Closed): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Continue to work with the OIG, and within 30 days of the memorandum, meet with the OIG to develop a permanent approach for OIG access to UI data.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/other/alert-memorandum-employment-and-training-administration-needs-issue-guidance-ensure)
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