Name of Interagency Working Group Leader of group/brief description DOL Agency/Agencies

Access Board

Coordinating body among Federal agencies which advises on design

criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications

equipment, and for electronic and information technology.

ODEP

Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS)

Internal/External Advisory Group on best practices for administrative law

and regulatory practice.  All cabinet and independent regulatory agencies

are members.

SOL, OSHA

Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training, and Employer

Outreach (ACVETEO)

Mika Cross is the Designated Federal Official for the Federal Advisory

Committee.  The Committee's responsible for accessing the employment

and training needs of the Nation's veterans.

DOL Agencies:  VETS, ETA  Other Federal Agencies:  

VA, DoD, OPM, SBA

Affordable Care Act/Open Enrollment Working Group

Lead Agency: HHS (CMS)  Description: This interagency working group was

co‐led by WH Cabinet Affairs and HHS, and now sits in HHS.  The group was

comprised of a number of federal agencies who committed to and

reported on outreach and support for open enrollment.

EBSA, OASP, OPA

Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA)

ASHCA Board of Directors; annual meeting; The purpose was to enhance

communications among leaders of federal programs and

agribusiness/farm organizations in order to strengthen the links across

research activities, federal programs, and prevailing agriculture issues that

affect the well‐being of workers.

WHD (along with OSHA)

All Things Veterans Employment and Training (ATVET) DOL workgroup to discuss cross‐cutting Veterans Employment and

Training issues. SOL, ETA, VETS, ASP, OCIA, ODEP, Womens Bureau

Americas Region Working Group to suppport the UN International Decade

for People of African Descent

State‐led group to support the UN International Decade for People of

African Descent ILAB‐OIR

Anti‐Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam)

Interagency Team aimed at streamlining federal investigations and

prosecutions of human trafficking offenses. Participants in clude DHS, FBI,

DOJ.

WHD

Arctic Council

The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting

cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic

indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic

issues, in particular on issues of sustainable development and

environmental protection in the Arctic.

OCIA/ETA

Asia‐Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Co‐chaired by STATE and USTR to discuss all USG engagement in APEC

activities ILAB

Assessing Interagency Collaboration to Combat Visa Fraud

Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, DHS.  Independent study

of how the U.S. government might enhance coordination and

collaboration between federal departments and agencies charged with

protecting the security and integrity of visas.

DHS, SOL, ETA, WHD, OSEC, ASP

Baltimore Federal Interagency Task Force

Federal interagency task force established to support the City of Baltimore

in light of the unrest in April 2015 as well as interagency place‐based

efforts serving Baltimore, like the USDA‐DOE, DOT and WH partnerships.

Led by NEC.

OCIA, OPA, OSEC

Board of the Foreign Service Oversees HR and other issues relating to personnel stationed at embassies. ILAB

Budget Officers Advisory Council (BOAC)

Federal agency Budget Officers and OMB's Budget Review Division review

and discuss government‐wide budget issues and share guidance on

upcoming budget exercises

OASAM‐DBC

Capital Planning Forum Group of DOL IT and Agency personnel to discuss IT reporting and

investment management issues.  Led by OCIO. All

Census Executive Guidance Groups

Jointly led by BLS and Census ‐ regular meetings including program

managers and, as needed, financial staff, to discuss program operations

for BLS‐sponsored Census work

BLS only

Census Monthly Cost Reports Jointly led by BLS and Census ‐ regular meetings of financial staff to discuss

Census cost reports BLS only

Chief Acquisition Officer Council (CAOC)

The Council consists of a diverse group of acquisition professionals in the

Executive Branch established to provide a senior level forum for

monitoring and improving the federal acquisition system. The Council

promotes effective business practices that ensure the timely delivery of

best value products and services to the agencies, achieve public policy

objectives, and further integrity, fairness, competition, and openness in

the federal acquisition system. The Council works closely with the

Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and the Federal

Acquisition Regulatory Council to promote these business practices in the

acquisition system.

OASAM‐BOC

Chief Human Capital Officers Council

The Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002, enacted as part of the

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107‐296) on November 25,

2002, required the heads of 24 Executive Departments and agencies to

appoint or designate Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs). Each CHCO

serves as his or her agency’s chief policy advisor on all human resources

management issues and is charged with selecting, developing, training,

and managing a high‐quality, productive workforce.

The CHCO Act also established a Chief Human Capital Officers Council to

advise and coordinate the activities of members’ agencies on such matters

as the modernization of human resources systems, improved quality of

human resources information, and legislation affecting human resources

operations and organizations.

OASAM‐HRC

Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Council

The Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) Advisory Councils provide a

trusted forum whereby Federal CISOs collaboratively address cyber

security issues and challenges, and share expertise regarding the

implementation of key cybersecurity capabilities in their respective

enterprises.

OASAM‐OCIO

China Human Rights NSC‐led, USG engagement with China on human rights ILAB

China Prison Labor Taskforce DHS/ICE‐led; monitors and reports on China prison labor ILAB

Interagency Task Forces, Councils, and Working Groups
CIO Council

The CIO Council is the principal interagency forum on Federal agency

practices for IT management. Originally established by Executive Order

13011 (Federal Information Technology) and later codified by the E‐

Government Act of 2002, the CIO Council’s mission is to improve practices

related to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use,

sharing, and performance of Federal Government information resources.

Led by OMB.

OASAM‐OCIO

Claimant and Medical Provider Fraud Investigations DOL‐ and Agency IG's working collaboratively with district and national

office staff to identify and prosecute perpetrators of FECA fraud.

OWCP‐DFEC National Office and District Office staff

as well as Regional DOL‐IG and Agency‐IG Personnel

Classification Community of Practice This forum is hosted by DOL for HR Speciaslists to discuss policy issues,

changes, and best practices related to classifications. All

Classified Continuity of Government Program National Security Staff (NSS) OASAM‐SC

Closing Skills Gaps Initiative This is a Federal‐wide initiative that occurs as needed and is part of the

Mission Critical Occupation Staffing Gaps Multi‐Factor Model group. All

Committee on Marine Transportation System

Led by DOT, the CMTS is a Federal Cabinet‐level, inter‐departmental

committee chaired by the Secretary of Transportation for the purpose of

creating a partnership of Federal departments and agencies with

responsibility for the Marine Transportation System (MTS). The job of the

CMTS is to ensure the development and implementation of national MTS

policies that are consistent with national needs and to report to the

President its views and recommendations for improving the MTS.

OASP/VETS

Community Employment WorkGroup (CEWG) Dept of Justice  leads inititative to explore ways to increase access to

integrated employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities WHD/ODEP

Compliance Coordination Committee

Established in the MOU between EEOC and OFCCP, the Compliance

Coordination Committees were established at the national and regional

levels of EEOC and OFCCP.  The committees meet at least bi‐annually to

discuss topics of mutual interest in an effort to strengthen their respective

enforcement efforts.

OFCCP

Computer Science for All Working Group White House led interagency workging group for career staff. Started

September 2016. ETA

Confidentiality and Data Access Committee (CDAC)

Peter Meyer (NCHS) / Subcommittee of the Federal Committee on

Statistical Methodology.  Composed of representatives of the various

statistical agencies focused on sharing information and ideas related to

confidentiality and data access issues.

BLS only

Congressional‐Executive Commission on China (CECC) Reps. Chris Smith/Sen Marco Rubio, monitors and reports on China human

rights practices DepSec and ILAB

Consistency Team

This DOL‐lead team consists of Labor Relations Specialists and

representatives from the National Council of Field Labor Locals (NCFLL).

The group meets on a recurring basis for the purpose of fostering greater

consistency in the application of the NCFLL contract, the DOL Personnel

regulations, and the DOL Manual Series across DOL’s regional offices.

Agencies with employees in NCFLL

Continuity Advisory Group (CAG)

The CAG will assist its member departments

and agencies in implementing directives within

its scope by performing the following functions:

• Providing the forum to address issues

ultimately requiring commitment of department

and agency resources;

• Facilitating the exchange of information,

including lessons learned, and a sensing of

the member community’s views;

• Facilitating the overall coordination and

decision process and the initial coordination

among departments and agencies of

plans and procedures for shared responsibilities;

• Identifying, prioritizing, and undertaking

initiatives to explore options and make

recommendations; and

• Assisting in resolving conflicts as required.

The NCC will also establish an interagency

board (IAB) as a working group of the CPCC to

review and recommend validation of potential

PMEFs submitted by departments and agencies

OASAM‐EMC

Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring (CDM) Tools Working Group Jason Tam / Provide/manage CDM tools from DHS DOL OCIO

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is

an independent body within the executive branch of the federal

government operated under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The

Council's primary functions are to coordinate federal juvenile delinquency

prevention programs, federal programs and activities that detain or care

for unaccompanied juveniles, and federal programs relating to missing and

exploited children. DOL is an ex‐officio member.

ETA, DOJ,Education, HHS, HUD, DHS/ICE, Office of

National Drug Control Policy; CNCS, Ag, DoD,

Interior, HHS/SAMHSA

Council for Federal Assistance Reform (COFAR) OMB committee to establish federal assistance regulations and policies.  

The CFO is the principle and ETA is the Senior Representative. CFO/ETA; OMB

CPIC Forum DOL OCIO

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Interagency Policy Committee (IPC) Advise the Homeland Security Council on interagency policy related to

physical and cyber infrastructure protection. OASAM‐EMC

Cross Departmental Meetings on Misclassification WHD ‐ group of DOL agencies meeting to discuss how misclassification is

defined and enforced in various DOL areas of authority WHD, SOL, ETA, OSHA, EBSA

Curb Cuts to the Middle Class

The Curb Cuts to the Middle Class Initiative ("Curb Cuts Initiative") is a

Federal cross‐agency effort working to increase equal employment

opportunities and financial independence for individuals with disabilities,

with a particular emphasis on individuals with significant disabilities.

WHD, OFCCP; DOJ, EEOC, SSA, HHS, ED, DHS, DOT,

NCD, Commerce, CNCS, OPM
Customer Service Community of Practice

DOL agencies, in response to an Executive Order, were asked to examine

customer service needs in their Operating Plans.  As a result, a community

of practice was formed with periodic meetings on a variety of topics

ranging from service delivery, service evaluation, communications through

website content and social media, etc. The frequency of meetings has

recently decreased.

ODEP, OSHA, BLS, MSHA, OFCCP, WHD, OASAM,

EBSA, ETA

Data Cabinet Interagency working group that meets to discuss a wide variety of data

issues, projects, and collaborations. WHD, BLS, others

Data Exchange Community of Practice (DXCOP)

Stephen Evangelista, Associate Commissioner, Social Security

Administration Office of Data Exchange and Policy Publications (Chair);  

DXCOP is tasked with creating a community to learn and share information

on data exchange policies, protocols, and policies that exist across Federal

agencies.

Over 26 Federal agencies including agencies within

DOL (e.g.,  BLS, OWCP, OFCCP, ETA)  

Defense Base Act (DBA) Roundtable DOL/OWCP/Longshore Division OWCP

Delphi Discovery Group Gather information and input for BLS requirements and needs for the new

DOL Accouting System DOL, BLS

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Homeless

Veterans

Committee Manager: Anthony Love, To provide advice to the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs on benefits and services provided to homeless veterans

by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(http://www.va.gov/ADVISORY/Homeless.asp)

VETS

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Rehabilitation (VACOR)

Director of VA Vovational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Jack

Kammerer  (Committee website:  

http://www.va.gov/ADVISORY/Rehabilitation.asp)

VETS, VA

Deputies Skills Workgroup

DOL and NEC chair the interagency workgroup.  ETA leads the skills

training, apprenticeship, and employer‐based services subgroups.  CEO

chairs the evaluation subgroup.

CEO, ETA

Deputy Chief Human Capital Officers Council Led by OPM; deputies to CHCO described above OASAM‐HRC

Diesel Exhaust Partnership

The overall purpose of the partnership is to safeguard the health of mine

workers with regard to the use of diesel powered equipment and the

emissions, both gaseous and particulate, from such equipment.   Provide a

forum for review, evaluation and discussion of the specific technical and

scientific questions posed in MSHA’s Request for Information on Exposure

of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.  Provide a forum for the

exchange of the scientific findings to date on the health effects of diesel

exhaust.   Provide a forum for industry, manufacturers, academia and

others to present their testing and research verification findings.  Provide a

forum for providing input on research gaps and technical direction with

respect to diesel powered exhaust concerns. Identify existing controls and

best practices used to reduce miners’ exposure to diesel exhaust.

MSHA, NIOSH, Industry, Manufacturers, Labor,

Academia

Digital Government Strategy Advisory Council

1.Enable citizens and the workforce to access government information any

time, any place, and from any device;

2.Ensure the government procures and manages devices, applications, and

data in a smart, secure, and affordable way; and,

3.Spur innovation by unlocking the power of government data.

OASAM‐OCIO

Digital Services Community of Practice

This group is led by DOL Chief Innovation Officer Xavier Hughes with

support from Presidential Innovation Fellow – E.J. Kalafarski.   This group is

a DOL cross‐agency group looking to share ideas around IT modernization,

agile methodology, open data, etc.   Works with 18F, digital services

delivery company.

OSEC, ILAB, OSHA, WHD, OPA

Disability Policy Group

Eve Hill/Chai Feldblum ‐ A federal cross‐agency working group focused on

coordination of policies affecting disability employment and accessible

technology

DOL/OFCCP; EEOC, SSA, HHS, ED, DHS, DOT, NCD,

State, VA, OPM

Diversity and Inclusion Council

Organized by DepSec. The Diversity and Inclusion Council serves as an

independent executive level body that provides advice and

recommendations to the Secretary of Labor on areas related to diversity

and inclusion (D&I). The council comprises representatives from the

agencies, staff offices, and stakeholders. It serves as a communication link

between the workforce, sub‐agencies, and DOL leadership and also a as a

clearinghouse on D&I issues.

WHD, DepSec, OASAM, other DOL agencies, AFGE

Local 12, NCFLL, NCFLLU, NULI, OLMS

Divesity and Inclusion Governmentwide Council

The 2016 Government‐wide Inclusive Diversity Strategic Plan (the Plan)

outlines the second phase of implementation of the President’s 2011

Executive Order 13583, Establishing a Coordinated Government‐wide

Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce (the

Executive Order).

Dep Sec

DoD Data Sharing Work Group (DSWG)

Lee Flowe Is VETS Lead. This group meets to discuss the prospect of data

sharing regarding information on transitioning service members in order to

better analyze and assess the employment gains of the nations veterans.

The meeting is held on a monthly basis.

This group includes the Transition to Veterans

Program Office (TVPO/OSD), Defense Manpower

Data Center (DMDC), VA, SBA, USAF, USA, USMC,

and USN

DoD Veteran Legal Compliance Roundtables

Director, CID and/or CSI represent VETS.  The roundtable discussions

comprise Federal agencies with USERRA involvement (DOD, VA, OPM, DOJ,

OSC, SOL) discussing policy and legislative initiatives, substantive legal

issues, outreach, and education.  

VETS, DoD, VA, OPM, DOJ, OSC, SOL

DOL 508 Accessibility Group The group implements policy and procedures regarding DOL IT

applications 508 accessibility DOL OCIO

DOL Benefits Officer Community of Practice

This is a monthly meeting of DOL Benefit Officers from the national and

regional offices that meet monthly to discuss any agenda items raised and

other pertinent information related to benefits.  

All

DOL Diversity Inclusion Officials

Serve as the agency’s Diversity and Inclusion Official to internally

effectuate DOL’s diversity and inclusion policies and programs to include

sharing Diversity & Inclusion initiatives with DOL employees within their

organization.  

All

DOL eGrants Advisory Board Led by ETA, the group meets monthly to discuss issues related to the DOL

eGrants system.

ETA, OSHA, MSHA, BLS, ODEP, ILAB, VETS, OASAM,

WB, SOL

DOL Email Management Workgroup

Internal DOL group to develop DOL‐wide processes and procedures for

email management and email records; addressing migration to cloud e‐

mail and DOL’s adoption of NARA’s Capstone Approach

SOL, ARB, ASP, BLS, EBSA, ETA, MSHA, OALJ, OCFO,

OFCCP, OIG, OLMS, OSEC, OSHA, WHD,

DOL Financial System (modernization or NextGen) Program Review Board Led by OCFO OCIO, OCFO, BLS, OSHA, EBSA, OFCCP
DOL HRWorks Users Group

This teleconference is hosted by the DOL HRWorks team to communicate

HRConnect  and webTA issues, changes, and tips to subordinate agency HR

and Budget systems users.

All

DOL Performance Management Community of Practice This forum is hosted by DOL for HR Speciaslists to discuss policy issues,

changes, and best practices related to preformance management. All

DOL POWER group

DOL POWER group, This monthly call is attended by DOL agency staff and

regional contacts performing workers’ compensation and safety and

health duties. The purpose is to focus on each agency’ performance

against POWER targets and to promote safety and health practices.

All

DOL Security Officers Community of Practice

This is a monthly meeting of DOL Security Officers from the  national and

regional offices that meet monthly to discuss any agenda items raised and

other pertinent information related to security.  

All

DOL Staffing Community of Practice This forum is hosted by DOL for HR Speciaslists to discuss policy issues,

changes, and best practices related to staffing. All

DOL/DHS Workgroup concerning enforcement activities at worksites (i.e.,

Deconfliction)

OASP is the Department's point of contact and coordinator for the DOL

DOL/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Workgroup Concerning

Enforcement Activities at Worksites.  DOL works jointly DHS to ensure that

their respective civil worksite enforcement activities do not conflict (i.e.,

deconflictions) and to advance the mission of each Department.  

OASP

DOL‐wide IT Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Committee

Cheryle Greenaugh / Aims to develop a Department‐wide disaster

recovery process and to establish a core interagency exercise planning

team.

All

DOORs User Group Meeting This forum is hosted by DOL to allow Monster Government Solutions to

discuss DOORs issues, changes, user tips, etc. with system users. All

DXCOP Meeting

Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Data Exchange and Policy.  

The SSA Data Exchange Community of Practice work group continues to

share information regarding the types of data and data sources that are

shared throughout government

OWCP

E3‐ Economy, Energy, Environment ETA is a signatory to an October 2010 Memorandum of Understanding.  

E3: Economy, Energy and Environment Program is a federal technical

assistance framework helping communities, manufacturers and

manufacturing supply chains adapt and thrive in today's green economy.

EPA and five other federal agencies have pooled their resources to support

small and medium‐sized manufacturers with customized assessments. E3

is helping communities across the country reduce pollution and energy use

while increasing profits and creating new job opportunities.  ETA engages

the State or local workforce systems to assist E3 employers in meeting

their needs through recruitment screening and referral services from AJCs.  

DOL/ETA, DOL/OSHA, USDA, Energy, Commerce

NIST‐MEP, SBA, Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Growth Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals

USAID; the Working Group is responsible for informing USG input on

policies and processes related to Sustainable Development Goal 8,

"Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and

decent work for all."

ILAB

EEO Tabulation Consortium

A federal interagency group comprised of OFCCP, EEOC, the Department

of Justice and the Office of Personnel Management that works with the

Census Bureau to periodically develop and publicly disseminate a

customized tabulation of statistical workforce demographic data.    

OFCCP

Eligible Training Provider Scorecards OMB led initiative to develop Eligible Training Provider scorecards with

performance data available by program. ETA, OMB, CEO

Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (ECPC) Executive

Committee, Steering Committee, and Working Group

The Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (ECPC) is the

federal interagency focal point for interoperable and operable

communications coordination. Its members represent the federal

government's broad role in emergency communications, including

regulation, policy, operations, grants, and technical assistance.

OASAM‐EMC

Emergency Management Working Group (EMWG)

Greg Rize  / The EMWG is the Department’s Emergency Management

group responsible for Department‐wide collaboration on Emergency

related issues.

All

Employee & Labor Relations Community of Practice

This is a group of DOL Employee Relations and Labor Relations specialists

from the regional and national offices that meet monthly to discuss any

agenda items raised and otherwise share pertinent information in the

ER/LR field.  All BLS ER and LR specialists, federal and contractors, attend.

All

Employer Outreach Working Group DPC; DOL/HHS/UST/IRS working group on SHOP outreach EBSA

Environmental Justice Interagency Workgroup

Led by EPA; By EO requires certain agencies to make Environmental Justice

(EJ) part of their mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, the

disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental

effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority and low‐

income populations.

OASP

EO 13650 National Woking Group

Jordan Barab ‐ The working group is coordinating implementation of the

requirements of EO 13650 with other affected Federal Departments and

Agencies, including EPA, DHS‐Infrastructure Protection, and DOJ ‐ ATF. This

has included facilitating the development and implementation of region

specific operating procedures/guidelines for improved data sharing and

coordination of inspections, and the development of a wide range of

guidance documents.

OSHA, EPA, DHS, DOJ

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission MOU Workgroup A workgroup with OFCCP and EEOC to negotiate changes to the

Memorandum of Understanding between the agencies. OFCCP

Executive Order 13548 Workgroup

EEOC, OPM, and ODEP share complementary missions and a mutual

commitment to make the federal government a model for the

employment of people with disabilities. Brought together by this shared

mission, the workgroup was created in 2011 as a vehicle for collaboration

and communication to enhance coordination of policy activities,

dissemination of effective practices, and sharing of informational

resources and technical assistance efforts among the three agencies.

EEOC, OPM, ODEP
FDMS (Federal Docket Management System) Working Group Organized by Hong Kim, OASP. Workgoup meets to address any issues or

updates to managing the rulemaking docket via FDMS.

WHD and other agencies involve in rulemaking are

part of the workgroup

FECA IT Data Workgroup

The FECA IT Data Workgroup serves as a vehicle by which federal agencies

may work with DFEC to resolve specific Information Technology‐related

problems and functions as a forum for recommending ways to improve the

delivery of computer‐based services.

OWCP‐DFEC

FECA Return to Work Council

DFEC leadership convenes with the 14 federal agencies tracked for their

performance in returning injured workers to duty. The group discusses

best practices, program updates and performance improvement strategies.

OWCP‐DFEC

FedBizOpps(FBO) Working Group

GSA:  Andrew Sterling: andrew.sterling@gsa.gov / The purpose of this

working group is to work on the development   of a new FBO web site. The

FBO web site is where most government contracting opportunities are

advertised. The group is working on creating a new more modern site.

Government wide, one DOL rep

Federal Advisory Council for Occupational Safety and Health (as a Special

Agency Liaison)

Identifies and attempts to reduce occupational injuries and illnesses in the

Federal workforce OSHA, BLS, OWCP, SOL, and possibly others

Federal Breastfeeding Workgroup CDC leads ‐ Group addresses issues related to the Surgeon General's call to

action in support of breastfeeding WHD/WB

Federal Brownfields Network

This interagency group under EPA's general management was reconvened

in expectation that the agencies will meet 2 ‐ 3 times a year to discuss

individual programs and federal resources that communities can access or

apply for to assist them in pursuing brownfields and community

revitalization projects.

DOL./ETA, Environmental Protection Agencies,

Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional

Authority, Energy, EDA, FEMA, FHWA, FTA, Fish and

Wildlife Service, Forest Service, HUD, National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Office

of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USDA

Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Jonaki Bose, SAMHSA; committee chartered by OMB/ICSP to coordinate

interagency technical work on statistical methodology BLS

Federal Data Exchange Community of Practice

The Social Security Administration convenes this workrgoup for the

exchange of information across agencies regarding data exchanges and

efforts to improve them.

SSA, ETA‐OUI, BLS, Census

DOL‐OASAM, DOL‐OFCCP

DOL‐OWCP, DHS, ED, FBI, GSA, IRS, HHS, HUD, NSF,

OMB, OPM, OSTP, PBGC, State, Treasury, USAC, VA

Federal Document Management System (FDMS): Budget Committee,

Advisory Board Committee, and Executive Steering Committee)

The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is an electronic docket

management system that provides Agencies the ability to post a broad set

of documents routinely included in rulemaking dockets (e.g., Federal

Register notices, proposals and rules, supporting analyses, and public

comments) on Regulations.gov. Each agency participates in the

development, implementation, improvement of the FDMS through the

three workgroups: Budget Committee, Advisory Board Committee, and

Executive Steering Committee)

OASP

Federal E‐Discovery Working Group (“FEDWG”)

Edward Gilbride (FDIC) leads group; group is professional group of

litigation support professionals for sharing best practices and for

disseminating information through a government‐wide listserv

SOL (Others may be included‐all federal agencies

able to join)

Federal Employment, Training, and Education (FETE) Research and

Evaluation Workgroup

Inter‐Departmental evaluation workgroup since 2009, comprised of

researchers from DOL, Education, HHS, and Agriculture.   ETA, ED, HHS, and Agriculture

Federal Enforcement Working Group FEWG includes anti‐trafficking subject matter experts and assists in the

facilitaƟon and operaƟonalizaƟon of AnƟ‐Trafficking CoordinaƟon Teams. WHD, DOL‐OIG

Federal Executive Board (FEB) & Subcommittees

FEBs provide a forum for communication and collaboration among Federal

agencies outside of Washington, DC.  DOL has representation in each

region.

OASAM Regions

Federal External Affairs/ Public Information Committee   Lisa Misevicz, HHS Federal Agencies in Chicago metro

Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE)

By law and EO, FICE studies and makes recommendations for assuring

effective coordination of Federal programs, policies, and administrative

practices affecting education.

OASP

Federal Interagency Disability Policy Group

A federal interagency group comprising of senior disability policy

representatives from across the federal government, both career and

political, that meet monthly to provide updates and ensure coordination

on disability policy issues.

OFCCP

Federal Interagency ReEntry Council

This council is chaired by the Attorney General. The mission of the Council

is to: make communities safer by reducing recidivism and victimization,

assist those returning from prisons and jails in becoming productive

citizens, and save taxpayer dollars by lowering the direct and collateral

costs of incarceration. DOL has been an active member since the

implementation of this coordinating body. DOL staff are members of the

employment barriers, women and reentry, juvenile reentry, grants

management subcommittees.

ETA, DOJ, Interior, Agriculture, HHS, HUD, DOT, ED,

VA, Off of Natl Drug Control Policy, SSA, DPC, EEOC,

WH Offic of Faith‐Based and Neighborhood

Partnerships, OPM, OMB, IRS, FTC, US Interagency

Council on Homelessness, SBA, Court Servicse and

Offender Supervision Agency, DOC, CFPB, CNCS

Federal Interagency Working Group on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

Established as part of Executive Order 13555, the Federal Interagency

Working Group (FIWG) consists of senior officials from the U.S.

Department of Education, the White House and various other federal

agencies and offices working together to strengthen the link between the

federal government and the Hispanic community.  Launched in 2013, the

FIWG meets quarterly and works to align activities on key policy issues,

supporting the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for

Hispanics’ cradle‐to‐career efforts.   

OCIA, ETA

Federal OSDBU Directors Interagency Council (OSDBU Council)

Interior is the current chair/lead for the OSDBU Council.  Every two years

elections are held for board members, the chair is considered lead.

Mission of the OSDBU council is to exchange information on methods,

initiatives, and best practices among the group that supports the

implementation and execution of the Federal small business contracting

programs. The members may use the information within their respective

agencies to more effectively utilize small businesses in prime contracts and

subcontracts to the maximum extent practicable.

OASAM‐BOC
Federal Partners' Committee on Women & Trauma

Carol Boyer/Mary Blake (HHS/SAMHSA)‐‐Co‐Chairs. The committee was

initiated on April 1, 2009. It's work is guided by the recognition that the

impact of violence and trauma on women is a public health issue with

profound consequences for many different agencies. The Committee's

membership is from about 40 different federal agency divisions with more

than 100 members.

DOL (ODEP, VETS, ETA, OSHA, WB, CFBNP, WHD,

OASAM); ACL (RSA); USDA, DoD (FAP, HA, SAPRO,

DCOE, U.S. Army); ED (OESE, OSHS); HHS (ACF,

AHRQ, CDC, CFBNP, HRSA, NIH, OAH, HIV/AIDS,

OWH, SAMHSA); DHS (CFBNP, ICE); HUD (CFBNP);

DoI (NPS/CFBNP); DOJ (NIC, NIJ, OJJDP, OVC, OVW);

State (TIP); VA; Peace Corps; White House Advisor

on Violence Against Women; White House ONDCP

Federal Partners in Transition

Jointly Led by ODEP and OSERS, Day A‐Mohamed (ODEP), Melodie

Johnson(0SERS.) Cross agency workgroup developed plan to improve

transiton outcomes for youth with disabilities by 2020

DOL/ODEP, ED, HHS, SSA,

Federal Partners in Transition Work Group

Develop joint or aligned policy and technical assistance on services to

support youth with disabilities transitioning from education into the adult

world of work.

ETA; ODEP

Federal Promise Zone Steering Committee

Federal interagency task force established to support the Administration’s

Promise Zones sites. Promise Zones supported by DOL include: Camden,

NJ; Sacramento, CA; Hartford, CT; St. Louis, MO. Steering Committee

meets periodically to align Administration efforts and report on efforts

supporting Promise Zones.

OCIA, ETA

Federal Records Officers Network (FRON)

The FRON was set up as a means to provide an ongoing forum for ROs to

network and discuss current and relevant issues they are facing. They

address RM programmatic issues that exist across Federal agencies, share

experiences, leverage best practices, tools, templates, and the collective

efforts to address common issues.

Government‐wide

Federal Senior Intelligence Coordinator (FSIC) Advisory Board

As defined in Executive Order 12333, Counterintelligence is information

gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or

protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or

assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations,

or persons, or their agents, or international terrorist organizations or

activities.  Counterintelligence is the business of identifying and dealing

with foreign intelligence threats to the United States. Its core concern is

the intelligence services of foreign states and similar organizations of non‐

state actors, such as transnational terrorist groups. Counterintelligence

has both a defensive mission—protecting the nation's secrets and assets

against foreign intelligence penetration—and an offensive

mission—finding out what foreign intelligence organizations are planning

to better defeat their aims.

OASAM‐SC

Federal Statistical Research Data Center Governance Development Group

Lucia Foster (Census) and Shelly Martinez (OMB): interagency group

developing shared governance model for agencies participating in the

FSRDC system.

BLS; other member of Interagency Committee on

Statistical Policy

Federal Web Managers Council Co‐chaired by agency reps; loosely affiliated group now; exchange of

information about web management practices OPA

Financial Assistance Committee for E‐Government (FACE)

OMB committee to establish communication channels for those not on the

COFAR and to establish policy concerning e‐government for federal

assistance.

ETA; OMB

Financial Literacy and Education Commission

UST/CFPB; established under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

of 2003. The Commission was tasked to develop a national financial

education web site ( MyMoney.gov) and a national strategy on financial

education.

EBSA

Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC)

Established by Congress in 2003, FLEC is comprised of representatives of

more than 20 federal agencies. It is chaired by the Secretary of the

Treasury and the vice chair is the Director of the Consumer Financial

Protection Bureau. One of FLEC's primary responsibilities is to coordinate

the work of the Federal government to promote financial literacy and

education for all Americans. FLEC has selected a strategic focus on

"Starting Early for Financial Success," for the coming years, based on

recognition of the importance of establishing good financial knowledge

and behaviors early in life for achieving long‐term personal financial well‐

being and the overall economic health of the nation.

Treasury; Federal Reserve; FDIC; NCUA; SEC; ED;

USDA; DoD; HHS; HUD; DOL/ETA; VA; FTC; GSA;

SBA; SSA; CFTC; OPM; DPC; and FEMA.

Flint UCG‐Health Services Task Force This interagency task force convenes in response to the Flint water crisis in

Flint, Michigan to address concerns involving health, nutrition, behavioral

health, and social services, and workforce development.

ETA, Region 5 Chicago

Gender Identity Task Force ‐ Legal Authority and Enforcement  Working

Group

DOJ‐led interagency group for collaboration and discussion of legal

authorities relating to gender identity SOL, CRC, OFCCP

General Counsel Exchange

Leader; George Washington Program for Law Practice Strategy &

Management.  Description: Informal group of federal agency lawyers who

practice in the general law (e.g., OLC, MALS) areas.  Facilitated by the

Program for Law Practice Strategy and Management at the George

Washington University Law School.

SOL

Geospatial Interest Group of the Federal Committee on Statistical

Methodology

Wendy Martinez, BLS (co‐chair); group chartered to share information on

statistical methods for geospatial statistical data and analysis methodology BLS

German and Swiss Joint Declarations of Intent on Apprenticeships and

Career and Technical Education

The workgroup are collaborates with the Governments of Switzerland and

Germany through two Joint Declarations of Intent on Apprenticeships and

CTE.  These groups work to advance projects that highlight the value of

apprenticeships, exchange best practices, and support multinational

companies to start apprenticeships in the U.S. and abroad.

DOL, DOC, and ED

Government Mailers Advisory Council USPS:  USPS/federal partnership to improve mail services by sharing ideas,

suggestions and solutions Government‐wide

Governmental Plan Definitions Under ERISA

Led by IRS/Treasury (Pam Kinnard).  Interagency working group on IRS

section 414(d) project to develop regulations defining "governmental

plan" under ERISA.  

PBGC, DOL, IRS/Treasury

Greater New York Field Federal Safety and Health Council

OSHA/Community of Practice comprised of Federal agencies and private

sector employers with a focus on preventing workplace injuries and

rehabilitating injured workers.

OWCP‐DFEC
GSA Child Care Board Networking Group

GSA organized a network of child care directors and board presidents to

assist federal child care centers across the country by sharing best

practices and providing educational materials.

SOL

GSA Mail Education Group

GSA:  Office of Gov't‐wide Policy.  Develop Education Program and specific

hands‐on learning sessions designed to provide information to become

more effective, more efficient, and provide sustainable ideas that can be

used by mail managers.

Government‐wide

GSA Open Data Group GSA, US CIO, CTO strategy discussions around open data GSA plus several agencies (20+)

H‐ and L‐ Nonimmigrant Visas Federal Partners

Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DOS.  An interagency network of managers

and specialists to share information and cooperate on H‐ and L‐ 

Nonimmigrant Visas anticrime strategy.  It promotes liaising and

collaborating within the H‐ and L‐ nonimmigrant visas investigative,

regulatory, and enforcement community, focusing on processing, fraud

detection, crime trends, investigative techniques, prosecution strategies,

case management, intelligence sharing, and recent criminal investigations.

ETA, WHD, OIG, DOJ, DHS, DS.

H‐2 Visa Interagency Workgroup

An interagency working group convened by the DHS Ombudsman Office

containing staff from OFLC, Wage Hour, DHS‐USCIS, and Department of

State.  Purpose of the meeting is to discuss immigration adjudication and

enforcement issues of mutual concern between the Departments related

to employment‐based visas.

WHD, ETA, DHS, DOS

H2 Working Group Staff level working group comprised of DHS/USCIS, Dept of State, and DOL

to address issues concerning H2 visas WHD & ETA/OFLC

HCS Labeling of Bulk Shipments

OSHA/DOT ‐ this working group is developing guidance material to better

communicate hazard communication labeling requiremernt under OSHA

and DOT

OSHA

HIV/AIDS Task Force Address health and support needs of individuals with HIV/AIDS, including

employment‐related needs.  HUD/HHS/ODEP ODEP

HUD ‐ DOL Interagency Workgroup

The Department of Labor and the Department of Housing and Urban

Development formed an agreement to create a partnership that would

bolster the training and employment outcomes for all low‐ income

individuals. This partnership encourages Public Housing Authorities to

work collaboratively with workforce investment boards and the One‐Stop

Career Center system to identify opportunities to train and place public

housing residents into jobs.

ETA, HUD

Human Rights Implementation Inter‐Agency Policy Committee

National Security Council; the IPC, established pursuant to Executive Order

13107, provides guidance, oversight, and coordination with respect to

questions concerning U.S. adherence to and implementtaoin of human

rights obligatiosn and related matters.

ILAB

Identity Management (IdM) Advisory Council Aims to gather agency business and technical concerns and address issues

relevant to Identity Access Management. OCIO

Immigration Issues Update Staus of ETA Immigration Issues SOL, ETA, WHD, OASP, OSEC, OSEC, OCIA, OASAM

Improper Payments Community of Practice

The Social Security Administration began convening this workrgoup in

2016 for the exchange of information across agencies regarding efforts to

curb improper payments.

SSA, ETA‐OUI, DOL‐OCFO, ED, FCC, HHS, IRS, OMB,

OPM, PBGC, USDA, VA

Incident Communications Public Affairs Coordination Committee DHS/ESF15 coordination OPA

Information Security and Identity Management Council

The ISIMC was established to provide a consensus based forum to support

the Federal CIO Council (FCIOC) that enables Chief Information Officers

(CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to collaborate on: (1)

identifying high priority security and identity management initiatives; and

(2) developing recommendations for policies, procedures, and standards

to address those initiatives that enhance the security posture and

protection afforded to Federal Government networks, information, and

information systems.

OASAM‐OCIO

Information Technology Security Committee (ITSC)

The ITSC is the Department’s IT Security body responsible for establishing

a Department‐wide forum to collaborate, evaluate, and recommend

guidance and action on IT security related issues.

OCIO

Inter‐Agency Agricultural Working Group

To foster cooperative development and ensure coordination with federal

agencies and national and local cooperative organizations that have

cooperative programs and interests.

*OSHA, WHD, ETA                                     *CDC, USDA,

Department of Commerce           *University of

Kentucky                                    *State of Tennessee,

State of Georgia, State of Alabama, State of Florida,

State of South Carolina, State of Mississippi

Interagency Career Pathways Workgroup (merged with Skills Workgroup

recently)

Coordinate and develop joint technical assistance, grant opportunities, and

policy messages on career pathways. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and

Individuals with Disabilities (The ICC)

Chair of ICC Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness

and Individuals with Disabilities is a Council comprise of twenty‐five

federal departments and agencies that work together to integrate

disabilitiy related considerations in emergency protection, preparedness,

mitigation, response, and recovery functions across the federal

government.

Access Board                                Department of State  

               Department of Homeland Security           

Department of Transportation                   

Department of Agriculture                           

Department of Treasury                                

Department of Commerce                           

Environmental Protection Agency            

Department of Defense                                Equal

Employment Commission                Department of

Education                             Federal Communications

Commission    Department of Energy                             

       Federal Emergency Management Agency             

                                                      Department of Health

and Human Services                                                          

      General Services Administration               

Department of Interior                                  Office of

Personnel Management             Department of

Justice                                    Social Security

Administration                   Department of Veteran

Affairs
Interagency Council on Evaluation Policies

Lead Agency:  OMB Evidence Team. The purpose of the Interagency

Council on Evaluation Policy (ICEP) is to exchange information; coordinate

and collaborate on areas of common interest; and provide coordinated,

routine feedback to OMB on issues that affect evaluation functions.

CEO

Interagency Council on Printing and Publication Services (ICPPS)

GPO/ The Interagency Council on Printing and Publishing Services was

established as an advisory body to the Public Printer. The Council's

activities support and enhance member agencies in meeting their

communication mission through the GPO by: 1)addressing current and

future issues, 2) developing plans and objectives, and 3) providing for a

cooperative relationship between Federal organizations and GPO that will

ultimately strengthen the Federal Printing Program

Government‐wide

Interagency Data Dissemination Technical Group

Mostly Census and BLS sharing leadership role / Technical group (mostly

IT) sharing information on projects and activities posting statistical data to

agency websites

BEA, BLS, Census, EIA, NASS

Interagency Ethics Counsel Informal group of federal attorneys working in the ethics area. SOL

Interagency Fraud Prevention and Detection Workgroup

OUI began convening this workgroup in 2015 to discuss information

sharing opportunities and potential collaborative solutions to combat

fraud schemes that impact multiple programs.  Agencies/programs

represented include USDA‐SNAP, HHS‐CMS, SSA, Treasury, IRS, and

representatives from the OIG.

ETA‐OUI, USDA‐SNAP, HHS,

IRS, SSA, Treasury

Interagency Open Government Working Group EOP/OSTP; exchange of information about open government activities and

plan development OPA

Interagency Performance Innovation Learning Network

Lead Agency: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).  

This cross‐agency group meets quarterly to share lessons, status, and

issues related to performance, evaluation, and evidence.

CEO

Interagency Security Committee (ISC)

Executive Order 12977 created the Interagency Security Committee (ISC)

to address continuing government‐wide security for Federal facilities. Prior

to 1995, minimum physical security standards did not exist for nonmilitary

Federally owned or leased facilities.  The ISC’s mandate is to enhance the

quality and effectiveness of physical security in, and the protection of

buildings and nonmilitary Federal facilities in the United States. The ISC

standards apply to all nonmilitary Federal facilities in the United States ‐ 

whether government‐owned, leased or managed; to be constructed or

modernized; or to be purchased.

OASAM‐SC

Interagency Statistical Mentoring Program  

The ISMP is a mentoring program that began in April and concludes in

October 2016. Participants in this program include mentors and mentees

from member agencies of the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. The

goals of the program are to: a) further professional growth and

development of the participants and b) enhance connections among

statistical agencies.

BLS only

Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (ISDC) David Sims – Chair; ISDC serves as interagency coordinating body related

to suspension and debarment matters SOL, OASAM

Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF SBA)

Associate Administrator of SBA Office of Veteran Business Development

Barbara Carson (IATF website:  

https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/ovbd/resources/14372)

VETS, SBA

Interagency Taskforce on the Affordable care Act

HHS/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service ‐ Each federal agency is

asked to support ACA by sending out enrollment information each years,

and identify businesses and organizations for targeted marketing the

program such as communities of color, business groups, and at events

convene by federal agencies such as ours.

All federal agencies located in Seattle.  EBSA is lead

agency for DOL

Interagency Workgroup on Employer and Firm Data

Lead Agency:  OMB Evidence Team.  A large cross‐agency workgroup is

considering strategies for sharing and linking data on firms and employers

for statistical, research, evaluation, and program purposes.  The co‐chairs

of the workgroup are form BLS and Census.  CEO/Data Analytics co‐chairs

the data strategies subgroup.

CEO

Interagency Working Group on Measuring Sexual Orientation and Gender

identity

The Working Group will explore measurement of sexual orientation and

gender identity (SOGI), considering multiple different dimensions of sex,

gender, and sexuality. The Working Group will examine variability in

measurement by age, race, ethnicity, and cultural group. It will prepare

recommendations to OMB and other Federal agencies for the

development, testing, and usage of SOGI measures to more accurately

describe LGBT populations.         

OASP, BLS, CHECO, and CEO

Interagency Working Group on Veterans Economic Opportunity

This workgroup formed in summer 2016 to focus in particular on veterans'

economic opportunity, including fair practices in education and training

and business opportunities.

ETA, VETS

Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP) Led by HHS, and composed of representatives from 18 federal agencies

that support programs and services focusing on youth

ODEP and ETA, Corporation for National and

Community Service Office of National Drug Control

Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S.

Department of Commerce U.S. Department of

Defense U.S. Department of Education U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of

Justice U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department

of Transportation ‐ See more at:

http://youth.gov/funding‐search/federal‐youth‐

funding‐agencies#sthash.GLXPRLIP.dpuf

International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG)

A group of scholars, activists and practitioners sharing a commitment to

social justice involving labor, migration and human trafficking and seeking

to engage DOL, DOS, DHS, and NLRB on these issues.

WHD & ETA/OFLC
International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG) Recommendations

on Guest worker protection issues

Promotes ongoing interagency efforts to identify opportunities to enhance

protections for temporary workers. The group covers all active

workstreams and guest worker protection policy issues driven by the

ILRWG’s recommendations to combat labor trafficking and worker

exploitation.

ETA, WHD, ILAB, ASP, OSEC, SOL, DHS, DOS, NLRB,

EEOC

Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Interagency

workgroup

The IMCP is an Administration‐wide initiative aimed to accelerate the

resurgence of manufacturing and help communities cultivate an

environment for businesses to create well‐paying manufacturing jobs in

cities across the country. Through the IMCP, federal agencies  provide

coordinated assistance to manufacturing communities through a new

partnership that will align federal economic development resources and

help U.S. localities make coordinated, long‐term investments in their

public goods in partnership with universities and industry. These

investments will ultimately help regions become more attractive for

manufacturers and supply chains. IMCP is led by the Commerce

Department with support from other federal agencies. Interagency calls

are held bi‐weekly and an annual summit is held in October.

ETA, ARC, DRA, HUD, DOT, EPA, NSF, SBA, Dept of

Agriculture, Ed, DOC, DOE, DOD, White Houce NEC

IT Security Committee (ITSC) Tonya Manning / Cybersecurity committee DOL OCIO

Job Corps Closure Meeting Status of Job Corps center closures SOL, ETA, OSEC, OCIA, OCFO. OASP, OPA, OASMA,

Exec Sec

Job Corps Update Meeting Status of Job Corps overall SOL, ETA, OSEC, OCIA, OCFO.ASP, OPA, OASMA,

Exec Sec

Joint Compensation Data Information Collection Request Workgroup

A workgroup with OFCCP and EEOC revising the EEO‐1 Report to include

the collection of summary compensation data in lieu of an OFCCP final rule

collecting summary compensation data separately from EEOC.

OFCCP

Joint Outreach Tasg Group (JOTG)

Department of Energy (DOE) teamed with the

Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of the Ombudsman

for DOL, the National Institute for Occupational Safety &

Health (NIOSH), the Ombudsman to NIOSH, and the DOE

funded Former Worker Program(FWP) projects to create

the Joint Outreach Task Group (JOTG). The JOTG was

established under the premise that agencies/programs with common

goals can work together by combining resources and coordinati ng

outreach eff orts for the Energy Employees Occupati onal Illness

Compensati on Program and Former Worker Medical Screening Program,

to better serve the current and former DOE workforce.

OWCP

Labor Advisor Meeting/Workgroup

Rotating member of FAR agencies to discuss common issues of concern in

procurement and labor law. Aside from WHD, participants include

DOD/Army Coprs, NASA, GSA.

WHD

LGBT Poverty Initiative Treasury‐led interagency group discussing ideas and best practices for

combatting poverty in the LGBT community SOL, OFCCP, CRC

LGBTI Employee Rights Government and Advocate Group

DOJ Civil Rights Division led quarterly call including DOJ, EEOC, OSC, and

SOL and advocates from the LGBT community sharing news and updates

related to employment discrimination litigation and sexual orientation and

gender identity

SOL

Longshore Uninsured Marine Employer Outreach Project                Employer Outreach OWCP/OCIO

MAFO (Mid‐west Association of Farmworker Organization)

MAFO Board; annual meeting; provides a national conference for

farmworkers, farmworker organizations and federal and state agencies as

a form to address issues and policies impacting farmworkers

WHD, ETA, OSHA

Mass. Council on the Underground Economy

Mass. Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development oversees this group which

includes federal and state officials (wages, safety, building inspection, UI,

state AG) who meet monthly to exchange information and referrals,

coordinate investigations and brainstorm new/communal approaches to

combatting employer wage/safety/tax abuses.

WHD, OSHA, EBSA, OPA (on occasion)

Massachusetts Attorney General Healey’s Labor Advisory Council

Led by Fair Labor Division Chief Cyndi Mark, this group includes labor

union, worker advocacy organization, employment lawyer, and

government participation in addressing labor issues in the Commonwealth

SOL, WHD

Massachusetts Council on the Underground Economy

Multiple Commonwealth of Massachusetts agencies and other parties,

convened by Executive office of Labor and Workforce Development to

address issues of common interest, especially worker misclassification

SOL, WHD, OSHA

Massachusetts Fair Wage Campaign

Consortium of legal services organizations, worker centers that meet

regularly with DOL agencies to convey concerns and discuss matters

relevant to DOL’s worker protection mission

SOL, WHD

Matching Firm‐Establishment Data Working Group

To convene a Federal agency workgroup that is tasked with developing a

strategy by September 2016 to achieve efficiencies in matching firm‐

establishment data across Federal datasets for data analysis, evaluations,

and statistics.  Non‐DOL participants include Census, OMB, SBA.

WHD, OSHA, CEO, BLS

Medical Provider Outreach DFEC Offices in the Region

DFEC‐Boston/New York/Working collaboratively

with all DFEC‐supported agencies to identify areas

where there is a lack of sufficient medical providers

to treat injured workers and provide targeted

outreach.
Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on Misclassification of Employees

with 35 state workforce agencies/boards

The Wage and Hour Division is working with the IRS and many states to

combat employee misclassification and to ensure that workers get the

wages, benefits, and protections to which they are entitled. We have

entered into partnerships with 35 states to work together on this issue in a

variety of ways – through, for example, information sharing and

coordinated enforcement – to ensure that we are all using our resources

most strategically, effectively and efficiently to address this significant

problem. In some cases, these agreements include the cooperation of the

Employee Benefits Security Administration, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs,

and the Office of the Solicitor.

List of states with misclass MOU partnerships at

this link:

https://www.dol.gov/whd/workers/misclassificatio

n/

Mental Health Parity Task Force EOP: OSEC/DOL/HHS/UST/DOD/VA/DOJ OPM EBSA

Midwest Interagency Council on Homelessness (MICH)

MICH is responsible for conveningn Region 5 governmental leadership to

proactively partner with and provide guidance to state and local leaders,

and help bridge the gap between policy recommendations and practice.

ETA, Region 5 Chicago; ACF

Midwest Regional Coordinated Enforcement Workshop

To allow Federal and State law enforcement authorities an opportunity to

receive and provide information and/or suggestions on enforcement

activities in the Midwest region.

WHD, OSHA, ETA, SOL

Miner's Health Collaborative MSHA/ Collaboration among OWCP, MSHA, NIOSH, DHHS and academia to

better understand occupational illness, specifically black lung disease. OWCP

Moble Gov Community of Practice

Jacob Parcell (GSA) ‐ MobileGov Community of Practice members, a

network of federal employees, work across agencies to create anytime,

anywhere government resources and solutions for today and tomorrow.

OPA

MOU between EBSA and Office of the New York Attorney General, Health

Care Burea

Memorandum of Understanding in place to allow for joint investigations,

information sharing, and meetings on enforcement of laws pertaining to

health care in New York State. In particular, the MOU contemplates the

investigation of insurance carriers and self‐insured health plans for

compliance with state and federal mental health parity laws.

EBSA, SOL

MOU between WHD and Office of the New York Attorney General, Labor

Bureau

Memorandum of Understanding in place to allow for joint investigations,

information sharing, and meetings on enforcement of wage and hour laws

in New York State.

WHD, SOL

My Brother's Keeper

A coordinated federal effort to address persistent opportunity gaps faced

by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can

reach their full potential.  

ETA/Job Corps; D Ed

My Brother's Keeper Task Force

Lead Agency: White House Domestic Policy Council and Cabinet Affairs.  

This large cross‐agency initiative is developing plans and strategies to

improve the economic, educational, and life outcomes for young persons

at risk or potentially at risk of poverty and hardship.  The Task Force has 6

milestone areas.  DOL leads Milestone 6 Entering the Workforce.  DOL

work is coordinated by OSEC and CEO.  Points of Contact in DOl are from

CEO and ETA.

CEO

MyUSA

MyUSA is a citizen‐centric platform for delivering government services.

Rather than organizing services around the agencies that deliver them (as

we do today) and forcing the public to absorb the complexity of

government, MyUSA organizes services around people and the specific

tasks they need to complete at all levels of government.

OASAM‐OCIO

National Academy of Sciences Panel on Principles and Practices for Federal

Evaluation Agencies

CEO along with a number of other Federal Departments is sponsoring and

serving on the organizing committee for the National Academies of

Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, through its Committee on National

Statistics (CNSTAT), to organize a public workshop on principles and

practices for federal program evaluation. A steering committee will

commission independent reviews of policies and practices used in federal

evaluations and organize a 1‐day workshop to publicly discuss the reviews.

CEO

National Academy of Social Insurance Study Panel on Workers'

Compensation Data

Marjorie Baldwin, Chair;  Prepares an annual report on workers’

compensation issues including costs and coverage BLS and OWCP

National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct

ILAB has been leading DOL engagement in the interagency drafting

process for the NAP, the intent of which is to highlight what the USG is

doing and to encourage companies to achieve high standards of

responsible business conduct.

OASP, ILAB

National Broadband Research Agenda Interagency Taskforce

The National Science Foundation and the National Telecommunications

Administration has created a Taskforce to develop a strategic plan for

future research by December 15. ETA and other social service agencies

have been asked to contribute to the "socioeconomic impact" section of

the plan

DOL/ETA, Education, HRSA, National Science

Foundation, NIST, NTIA, Justice, GSA, BEA, HHS,

Census, FCC, OSTP, SBA
National Council on Federal Labor‐Management Relations Committee

The Council shall advise the President on matters involving labor‐

management relations in the executive branch, including:

Supporting the creation of department‐ or agency‐level labor‐

management forums and promoting partnership efforts between labor

and management

Developing metrics for evaluation of the effectiveness of the Council and

department or agency labor‐management forums in order to promote

consistent, appropriate, and administratively efficient measurement and

evaluation processes across departments and agencies;

Collecting and disseminating information about, and providing guidance

on, labor‐management relations improvement efforts including results

achieved

Fostering successful labor‐management relations including through

training of department and agency personnel in methods of dispute

resolution and cooperative methods of labor‐management relations

Developing recommendations for innovative ways to improve delivery of

services and products to the public while cutting costs and advancing

employee interests

Serving as a venue for addressing systemic failures of department or

agency‐level forums

Providing recommendations to the President for the implementation of

several pilot programs within the executive branch, for bargaining over

subjects set forth in 5 U.S.C. 7106(b)(1).

OASAM‐HRC

National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention A network of communities and federal agencies that work together, share

information and build local capacity to prevent and reduce youth violence. ETA/Job Corps; DOJ

National Incident Communications Conference Line FEMA/ESF15 coordination OPA

National Insider Threat Taskforce (NITTF)

Presidential Executive Order to ensure the responsible sharing and

safeguarding of classified national security information (classified

information) on computer networks owned, operated, or controlled by

United States government entities.

OASAM‐SC

National Prevention Council Surgeon General; Created through the Affordable Care Act, comprises 20

federal departments, agencies and offices EBSA

National Prevention Council

The National Prevention Council, created through the Affordable Care Act,

comprises 20 federal departments, agencies and offices and is chaired by

the Surgeon General. The National Prevention Council developed the

National Prevention Strategy with input from the Prevention Advisory

Group, stakeholders, and the public.

One year after the release of the National Prevention Strategy, the Council

released the National Prevention Council Action Plan, which builds from

the vision, goal, recommendations, and actions of the landmark National

Prevention Strategy. This Action Plan highlights important opportunities

that the National Prevention Council and its diverse member

departments—representing sectors such as housing, transportation,

education, environment, and defense—are creating to ensure the health,

well‐being, and resilience of the American people.

EBSA, OASP

National Response Team; Worker Safety and Health Subcommittee

EPA/OSHA  ‐Co‐leaders ‐ This working group discusses health and safety

matters that occur or may potentially occur at incidents of national

significance.

OSHA

National Science and Technology Council, Subcommittee on Behavioral and

Social Sciences

Lead Agency: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),

Behavioral and Social Sciences Team.  The Subcommittee of the council

includes representatives from agencies that are conducting behavioral

economics/behavioral insights tests to improve the efficiency and

performance of government processes and programs.

CEO

National Security Professional Development (NSPD) Program Executive

Steering Committee

OPM

Ensures current and future professionals in national security positions

possess the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to lead and

execute coordinated, effective national security operations.

OASAM‐EMC/HRC

NCFMS Enhancements & O&M Program Review Board Led by OCIO.  Combined Project Initiation, and Requirements Readiness

Review for the FY 2016 phase. OCIO, OCFO, BLS, ETA, EBSA, OFCCP

New Hampshire Human Trafficking Task Force Consortium of federal, state, and local agencies engaged in collaborative

victim‐centered response to human trafficking in New Hampshire SOL, WHD

NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Safety Council

Ryan Hill, Co‐Chair: Public/private partnership focusing on worker safety in

the oil and gas extraction industry. Led by the NIOSH (Naional Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health) as part of the NORA intiative (National

Occupational Research Agenda)

BLS; OSHA

Northern New Jersey Field Federal Safety and Health Council

OSHA/Community of Practice comprised of Federal agencies and private

sector employers with a focus on preventing workplace injuries and

rehabilitating injured workers.

OWCP‐DFEC

OECD Advisory Group for Measuring the Quality of the Working Environment

Sandrine Cazes, OECD; OECD job quality framework has 3 pillars:  earnings,

job security, and quality of working environment.  This advisory group

focuses on the last of these.

BLS; national statistical offices from OECD member

countries

OECD Sub‐IPC State‐led, USG engagement with the OECD ILAB

Olmstead Federal Partners Group

Leader unknown and is being run through contract with HHS (SAMHSA)

(Ginny Beigel <gbeigel@ahpnet.com); focused on work related to the

Olmstead Supreme Court decision concerning community‐based services

in the least restrictive setting

ODEP

OMNE Committee

Purpose of the committee is to share information and coordinate activities

among the member agencies regarding proposed rules, guidelines, risk

assessments, and risk management strategies for controlling exposure to

toxic agents.   The Committee meets two times per year, or more

frequently as needed, in the Washington D.C area.

MSHA, OSHA, NIOSH, EPA
Open Data collaboration Veterans Administration and BLS Identifying and working together on opportunities on Open Data/API topics BLS, VA

OPM Council on Veterans’ Employment  Committee

DAS/ASVET and/or CID Director are VETS representatives on this steering

committee.  It is hosted by OPM and comprises all Federal agencies at the

Asst. Sec'y/DAS level addressing veterans and military issues in the Federal

civil service ti include policies, programs, initiatives, et al.

VETS, OPM, VA, DOD, all other Title 5 agencies

OSHA Agricultural Task force OSHA hosts; monthly call; coordinate activities of OSHA, WHD &

ETA/Monitor Advocates WHD, ETA, OSHA

OSHA Cross‐Agency Agriculture teleconferences OSHA hosts; quarterly call; focus on farm worker issues; national &

regional representatives; can include NIOSH and EPA.

OSHA, WHD, ETA National & Regional Monitor

Advocates

Ouachita Closure Meeting Weekly meeting to discus Ouachita Job Corps Center Closure. SOL, ETA OSEC, USDA

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

OPIC is the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. It

mobilizes private capital to help address critical development challenges

and in doing so, advances U.S. foreign policy and national security

priorities. The Board of Directors, which meets four times per year,

provides policy guidance to the Corporation and approves all major

insurance, project finance and investment funds projects.

Dep Sec

Pakistan Economic sub‐IPC NSC‐led, USG engagement with Pakistan on economic issues ILAB

Pay for Success Interagency Learning Network

Lead Agency: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy IOSTP).  

Federal agencies that have pay for success models meet regularly to share

experiences, lessons, results, and evaluation strategies. Meeting rotate

among the agencies.

CEO

Pay For Success Interagency Learning Network

In partnership with several agencies actively exploring the field of Pay for

Success (PFS), the Domestic Policy Council and Office of Management and

Budget lead the PFS Interagency Learning Network.  As federal agencies

explore or implement PFS as a way to support innovation and outcomes in

social services, the Network promotes structured learning and

collaboration to build agency capacity, strengthen connections among

staff, and deepen knowledge.  The Network brings together agencies and

staff who are new to PFS as well as those already active in this area.

Different agencies host meetings at least quarterly.

White House DPC, OMB, DOL/ETA, DOL/CEO, HHS,

DOT, Treasury, USDA, DOJ, HUD, ED, CNCS, USAID,

DOC

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

The Secretary of Labor is chair of the PBGC Board. The Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of more

than 40 million American workers in nearly 24,000 private‐sector defined

benefit pension plans. A defined benefit plan provides a specified monthly

benefit at retirement, often based on a combination of salary and years of

service. PBGC was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security

Act of 1974 to encourage the continuation and maintenance of private‐

sector defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted

payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at a

minimum.

Secretary of Labor; Assistant Secretary for

Employee Benefits

Performance Improvement Council Coordinates compliance with GPRA and GPRA‐MA. OASAM‐PMC

Performance Management Community of Practice

This is a monthly meeting of DOL Employee Relations and Labor Relations

Specialists intended to share best practices on performance management,

ensure consistent application of policy interpretation, and address

questions.  Some proposed policy changes are also raised and discussed

collectively between attendees.  The meetings may include other

members of the DOL HR community.

All

Philadelphia Interagency Council

The Council provides a forum for federal collaboration and partnership

opportunities that promote job creation, employment and training.  It also

assists low‐income families to achieve self‐sufficiency and serves as a

clearinghouse for identifying federal resources and funding opportunities.

More than 20 federal agencies in the Philadelphia

Area, including ETA Regional Office

Presidential Memorandum: Deepening USG Efforts to Collaborate with and

Strengthen Civil Society

The NSC leads this sub‐IPC in order to support President Obama's  Stand

with Civil Society Initiative. The memorandum guides  international USG

efforts to enhance civil society engagement, share best practices, and

identify new strategies and innovations to support civil society in the midst

of a growing global crackdown

ILAB‐OIR

President's Committee on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities President's Committee on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities ODEP

President's Export Council

The President's Export Council serves as the principal national advisory

committee on international trade. The Council advises the President of

government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance;

promotes export expansion; and provides a forum for discussing and

resolving trade‐related problems among the business, industrial,

agricultural, labor, and government sectors.

Secretary of Labor

President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (PITF)

The President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

(PITF) is a cabinet‐level entity, created by the Trafficking Victims Protection

Act of 2000 (TVPA), which consists of some 14 departments and agencies

across the federal government that are responsible for coordinating U.S.

government‐wide efforts to combat trafficking in persons. The PITF meets

annually and is chaired by the Secretary of State.

OASP, ILAB (in support of OSEC)

President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

(PITF) ‐ Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG)

Support the PITF SPOG subcommittees: grants (ILAB); data and research

(ILAB); victim services (ASP); Procurement and Supply Chains (ASP); Public

Awareness (OPA)

OASP, ILAB, OPA  (in support of OSEC)

President's Management Council Chief Operating Officers (usually Deputy Secretaries) of agencies convene

at OMB Dep Sec
President's Pay Agent Responsibilities

The Secretary of Labor along with the Directors of the Office of

Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management make

up the President’s Pay Agent.  The law requires the President’s Pay Agent

to submit a report to the President each year showing the locality‐based

comparability payments it would recommend for General Schedule

employees.  The report also compares rates of pay under the General

Schedule to non‐Federal pay, identifies areas in which a pay disparity

exists and specifies the size of the disparity, and includes the views of the

Federal Salary Council which makes recommendations to the Pay Agent.  

The Pay Agent report is due 13 months before the start of the calendar

year for which it is prepared.  For example, by November 2016 the Pay

Agent must submit a report to the President with recommendations for CY

2018. The President’s Pay Agent recommendations regarding the

adjustments for locality rates in the General Schedule Pay Scale are based

on the combination of wage and work level data from the BLS

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) and National Compensation

Survey (NCS) programs.

BLS, OASAM

President's Task Force on Puerto Rico

The President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status (Task Force) was

created by President Clinton in 2000. The Task Force’s sole focus at that

time was to examine proposals for Puerto Rico’s future status and for a

process by which Puerto Ricans could choose a status option. President

Bush continued the Task Force’s sole focus on the issue of political status.

The Bush Administration’s Task Force issued reports in 2005 and 2007. On

October 30, 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13517, which

directed the Task Force to maintain its focus on the status question, but

added to the Task Force’s responsibilities by seeking advice and

recommendations on policies that promote job creation, education, health

care, clean energy, and economic development on the Island

OCIA, ETA, OSEC

Procurement Review Board Interagency workgroup This committee reviews and recommends to OASAM's Assistant Secretary

actions on procurement exceptions within DOL. OASAM with OASP as a required member

PROMISE Working Group Marlene Simon‐Burroughs (ED) Federal partner coordination for PROMISE

grant initiative ED, SSA, HHS, DOL, OMB

Proximity Detection Partnership

Partnership provides a forum for industry, manufacturers, academia and

others who are working on proximity detection systems to discuss the

technology and industry experience with currently employed proximity

detection systems.

MSHA, NIOSH, Industry, Manufacturers, Labor,

Academia

PSB Facility Security Committee A committee responsible for addressing facility‐specific security issues and

approving the implementation of security measures and practices.

BLS, Sergeant at Arms, National Postal Museum,

Federal Protective Service and GSA.

Refuge Alternative Partnership

Provides a forum for presentation and discussion of NIOSH refuge

alternative (RA) research findings to date.  Provides a forum for industry,

manufacturers, academia and others who are working on improving

currently employed RAs and/or the design and testing of novel RA

concepts to present their findings.  Provides a forum for discussion of

industry experience with currently employed mobile and built‐in‐place

RAs.  Provides stakeholders with an opportunity to provide input to NIOSH

on research gaps with respect to RAs.

MSHA, NIOSH, Industry, Manufacturers, Labor,

Academia

Region 5 Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC) Livability Meeting

Brian Gillen, SC2 Rockford Team Lead‐The Livability team includes

representatives from various agencies across Region 5 Chicago including

HUD, DOT, EPA, HHS and DOL. This group convenes to address overlapping

initiatives, grant opportunities and concerns that occur within the Region

and provide collaborative technical assistance to states and local officials

as needed.

ETA, Region 5 Chicago

Regional Executive Committee

Regional OASAM/ Meetings to discuss general issues affecting all DOL

agencies and provide training and employee development opportunties

for all DOL employees.

All DOL agencies in the region

Regional Interagency Taskforce on Homelessness

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ‐ Mostly federal agencies sharing

program information about their work and issues of homelessness and

how the taskforce can support each other's programs.

Multiple federal agencies addressing social service

issues

Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium

RACC is a network of 290 colleges and 957 Registered Apprenticeship

training centers.  College members agree to accept the RA completion

certificate towards college credit.  This allows apprentice graduates to use

their RA experience towards a college degree.

ETA/OA; ED/OCTAE

Regulatory Council Led by ASP ‐ All DOL agencies and SOL divisions that do regulations All

Regulatory Working Group (RWG) International Regulatory Cooperation

(IRC)

As established by Section 4(d) of Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory

Planning and Review,” the Working Group serves, where appropriate, as a

forum to discuss international regulatory cooperation activities covered by

the Executive Order. The scope of regulatory cooperation activities

covered by the Executive Order comprises bilateral, regional, and

multilateral processes in which governments engage in various forms of

collaboration and communication with respect to regulations

OASP

Resilience Council

The Obama Administration’s work to build climate resilience forms the

foundation of future efforts. The interagency Council on Climate

Preparedness and Resilience (Resilience Council) coordinates climate

resilience work across Federal agencies. The Resilience Council has worked

with state, local and tribal leaders, community organizations, academia,

philanthropy and the private sector to advance climate science and

support on‐the‐ground resilience decisions.

OSHA

Retirement Blue Sky Deputies NEC; discuss Admin efforts regarding retirement security OSEC, ASP, EBSA
Review of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust

Congress directed MSHA to provide assistance and data necessary for the

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) review

of occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust in underground

mines.  NAS is assembling its panel.  MSHA anticipates the panel will hold

its first meeting in March/April 2017.  The report is due to Congress in

December 2018.

Panel members are currently being solicited.

Roundtable on Construction Fraud and Payroll Integrity

Richmond County District Attorney and State Senator Diane Savino and

represent representatives from Federal, State and City agencies discussed

issues of concern related to and arising from construction and building

codes. The DA and his staff discussed the prevalence of workplace injuries

from unsafe conditions in the Staten Island construction industry, as well

as payroll‐related fraud (prevailing wage, taxes, worker’s comp), and the

need for more interagency cooperation and, where appropriate, criminal

prosecution.

SOL, OSHA

Saudi Arabia Economic sub‐IPC NSC‐led USG engagement with Saudia Arabia ILAB

SBA’s Small Business Procurement Advisory Council (SBPAC)

SBA

The SBPAC's mission is to ensure federal contracting goals are met or

exceeded by collaborating across the federal government to expand

opportunities for small businesses and strengthen the integrity of the

federal contracting regulation, policy, certification process and data.

OASAM‐BOC

Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Working Group Miranda Key / Security and Privacy training program DOL OCIO

Senior Assessment Team (SAT)

Led by the CFO.  The SAT is chartered to “provide senior management

leadership, implementation and oversight to ensure compliance with A‐

123 Appendix A and to ensure there are sufficiently robust internal

controls over financial reporting to enhance overall efficiency and

effectiveness.”   

Most DOL agencies

SES Performance Review Board

Michael Kerr, ASAM / Hold senior executives accountable for their

individual and organizational performance in order to improve the overall

performance of Government

All

Skills Working Group Network

DOL/Office of Apprenticeship ‐‐ The SWG is a network of federal agencies

that are involved with Registered Apprenticeship.  They have one of the

following:  RA training programs, policies that encourage RA, or

procurement or grants that include RA.

DOL, ETA, Office of Apprenticeship, ED, DOC, HHS,

DOD, VA, DOE, EDA, DOT, HUD, SSA, USDA, DOJ

Social Media Accessibility Working Group 100+ Federal social media managers.  ODEP leads workgroup on accessible

social media. ODEP

Social Security Administration’s Workforce Partners Work Group Advise SSA on implementing Ticket to Work, particularly for workforce

organizations. ETA; ODEP

Social Security Trustees The Secretary of Labor is one of four Board Members of the Social Security

Trust Fund OSEC

Spill of National Significance Working Group USCG and DHS ‐ Working group to prepare for and coordinate response to

large spills and other environmental incidents OPA, OSHA, MSHA

Spray Polyurethane Foam Workign Group EPA ‐ This working group discusses health and safety issues related worker

and public exposures to isocyanates OSHA

SSN Reduction Taskforce

OCIO / The SSN Reduction Task Force performs an advisory function to the

DOL CIO. Its purpose is to develop and execute a plan, under the CIO’s

guidance, to reduce the collection and use of SSNs in DOL forms, systems,

and processes.

All

State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) Operations Workgroup

SIDES is a UI program integrity tool that facilitates the exchange of UI

information between state UI agencies and employers and third third‐

party administrators (payroll processors).  The tools was developed by a

consortium of states and funded by DOL/ETA.  Its operations are governed

by the ITSC Steering Committee.  It is funded by DOL on behalf of state UI

agencies

ETA's OUI; the National Association of State

Workforce Agencies

Statistical Community of Practice and Engagement (SCOPE) Paul Bugg (OMB) discuss issues important to Fed. Statistical community

Census

BEA

OMB

NASS

EIA

Strategic Business Management (SBM) Group Kimberley Bourdeaux DOL OCIO

Structure of Work Working Group

Group convenes to discuss impact of future of work issues on agency

missions, including: misclassification, fissuring, workforce development

and training, benefits/portable benefits, the "gig" economy, future of

worker voice, and more.

WHD, ASP, OSHA, EBSA, BLS, ETA, CHECO, ILAB,

OFCCP, WB, SOL, MSHA

Subcommittee on Administrative, Alternative and Blended Data of the

Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology

Arthur Kennickell (Federal Reserve) and Michael Horrigan (BLS), co‐chairs;

FCSM subcommittee chartered for work with "big data" on an interagency

level among federal statistical agencies

BLS

Subcommittee on Alternative, Administrative and Blended Data (a

subcommittee of the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology)

Co‐chairs: Mike Horrigan (BLS) and Arthur Kennickel (FRB)  The mission of

this Subcommittee is to research and examine methodological issues

associated with alternative sources of data; the intersections of

administrative data, open data, and survey data; their challenges and

limitations; and their broader implications on statistical policy and practice.

BLS

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and

Training (E&T)/Workforce partnership

Maintain communication to identify opportunities for collaboration and

pilot strategies and/or efforts. ETA, HHS/ACF

SWIS Workgroup Meetings

ETA ‐ weekly and monthly meetings to work on the SWIS agreement,

which will replace the WRIS and WRIS2 for the purposes of performance

reporting by the states.

ETA, SOL, Dept. of Education, and state workforce

and unemployment insurance agencies.

Syrian Refugee Working Group DOJ led ad hoc group to discuss issues relating to Syrian refugees and

resettlement, inactive in October 2016. SOL, CRC

TAP Curriculum Working Group

TAP Lead is DOL representative and co‐chairs the working group.  The

working group conducts the annual review and revision of the total

Transition GPS curricula.

VETS, DoD, VA, DHS, SBA, OPM, Dept of ED.

TAP Executive Committee

Assistant Secretary VETS is DOL representative co‐chairs the committee.  

The committee is the executive governance body of the Transition

Assistance Program

VETS, DoD, VA, DHS, SBA, OPM, Dept of ED.

TAP Senior Steering Group (SSG)

DASVET is DOL representative and co‐chairs the group.  The SSG reports to

the TAP Executive Committee and directs the activity of the various

working groups.

VETS, DoD, VA, DHS, SBA, OPM, Dept of ED.
TAP: Transition Assistance Interagency Working Group

VETS TAP Lead is DOL representative and co‐chairs the working group.  The

working group consists of the operational program managers from the TAP

partner agencies and coordinates the implementation of the program.  

The working group resolves program issues and implements initiatives as

directed.

VETS, DoD, VA, DHS, SBA, OPM, Dept of ED.

The Defense Production Act Committee

Lead Agency : DOD and DHS                                                                                      

                                                                          Description : The Defense

Production Act Committee (DPAC) was established by an amendment to

the Defense Production Act (DPA) in 2009 to advise the President on

effective use of DPA authorities and to develop recommendations for

changes to the law and the use of these authorities.  

OASP

The Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center

Lead Agency :  State                                                                                                    

                                                                                      Description :  The Human

Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC) is an interagency center that

seeks to convert intelligence into effective trafficking in persons

enforcement. This process will determine an inventory of human

trafficking intelligence needs and ideas for analytical products for FY17.        

OASP, ILAB, WHD

The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP)

IWGYP is composed of representatives from 18 federal agencies that

support programs and services focusing on youth. IWGYP promotes the

goal of positive, healthy outcomes for youth in four significant ways:

Create and Support FindYouthInfo.gov; Create and Support YE4C.gov;

Identify and Disseminate Promising and Effective Strategies; and Promote

Enhanced Collaboration

ETA, Ag, Commerce, DoD, ED, HHS, DHS, HUD, DOJ,

State, Interior, DOT, EPA, SSA, SBA, CNCS, NSF,

Office of National Drug Control Policy

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies' (NASWA) Interstate

Benefits (IB) Subcommittee

The NASWA IB Subcommittee is comprised of state and federal staff that

work together to develop and promote strategies and methods for the

exchange of information among States and Canada to support the

Unemployment Compensation (UC) program and facilitate information

sharing and best practices to meet UC program objectives.

ETA's OUI; the National Association of State

Workforce Agencies

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Interagency Working Group

Lead Agency : Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)                                       

                                                                                                                            

Description : The mission of the NEPA Working Group is to improve

environmental impact assessment performed by Federal agencies under

the National Environmental Policy Act.

OASP

The National Oceans Council

Convened by CEQ and OSTP, The National Ocean Council was established

as a result of the National Ocean Policy, created by Executive Order 13547

on July 19, 2010.  The Council, which consists of 27 Federal agencies,

departments (including DOL), and offices, was charged with developing a

National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan.  

OASP

The Plain Language Action and Information Network

President Obama signed the Plain Writing Act of 2010 into law on October

13, 2010 (with full implementation by executive agencies on October 13,

2011), requiring all federal agencies to use “clear Government

communication that the public can understand and use.”  OASP was

designated by the Deputy Secretary with the responsibility for leading

DOL’s efforts to comply with the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (the Act).

OASP

Tiered Evidence Workgroup

Lead Agency: OMB Evidence Team.  Federal agencies that use evidence‐

based funding strategies meet regularly to share strategies for programs

and evalautions.

CEO

Trade Adjustment Assistance Group

Informal learning exchange by means of monthly conference calls

between the Administrator and Staff of ETA's OTAA TAA for Workers and

Administrator and Staff of DOC's TAA for Firms.

ETA/OTAA; DOC/EDA

Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labor Policy Group The Policy Group seeks to enhance DOL coordination and policy

integration around trafficking in persons, forced labor, and related issues. ILAB, ETA, WHD, OSHA, SOL, OPA, ASP, OCIA

Training Officer Meeting This is a DOL‐sponsored meeting to discuss agency training practices. All

Transformation Interagency Work Group

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).  This new

work group is being formed as a way for senior career executives leading

efforts to transform the way government does business and delivers

services to stay connected, share learning, and develop resources and

modern practices to spread across federal agencies.  The cohort of senior

leaders was first convened for a one‐day executive transformation retreat

at Camp David in July 2016 and now a work group is being formed to

continue building capacity.

WHD

Tri‐Agency Forms Committee

This tri‐agency group meets once a month to discuss revisions to the

annual Form 5500 forms and insturctions. The EFAST2 Contractor is

present for portion of meeting that discusses deadlines and revisions per

contract

EBSA, IRS, PBGC, EFAST2 Contractor

Tri‐Agency Group

A federal interagency group comprised of OFCCP, EEOC and DOJ's Civil

Rights Division.  The mission is to strengthen enforcement and foster a

unified civil rights agenda through ongoing communication, coordination

and collaboration.

OFCCP

Tripartite Advisory Panel on International Labor Standards (TAPILS) Technically a subgroup of the PC‐ILO Committee, a FACA committee,

TAPILS functions as a working group ILAB

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Council members at federal level are HUD, VA, HHS, DOL, OMB OSEC, VETS, ETA

U.S.‐Brazil Action Plan Group to Promote Racial Equality (JAPER) State‐led engagement  with Brazil to promote racial equality ILAB‐OIR

U.S.‐Colombia Action Plan Group to Promote Racial Equality State led engagement with Colombia.  ILAB coordinates for DOL. ILAB‐OIR

UI Information Technology Support Center Steering Committee

The UI Information Technology Support Center (ITSC) is a DOL/ETA funded

cooperative agreement with the State of Maryland.  Maryland has an

agreement with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to

operate ITSC.  ITSC provides products, services and technical assistance to

state UI agencies on matters related to UI IT Modernization and general

support on IT related issues. A Steering Committee of states and two ETA

representatives provides strategic directions on ITSC projects.

ETA's OUI; State of Maryland; and the National

Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
UI Integrity Center of Excellence Steering Committee

The UI Integrity Center is a DOL‐funded cooperative agreement with the

State of New York, in partnership with the National Association of State

Workforce Agencies, to be a state‐driven source of innovative program

integrity strategies to address improper payments.  A Steering Committee

of states provides strategic direction for the Center's activities and OUI

serves as a member of this group.

ETA‐OUI and States of CO, FL, IA, MT, NE, NJ, NY,

ND, OH, TX UT, WA

Unaccompanied Children Communications Group HHS/immigrant children in U.S. ETA/JCC, OCIA, OPA, SOL

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) Automation

Steering Committee and Workgroups  

The UCFE automation project will help state UI agencies streamline the

processing of UCFE claims and billing Federal employer accounts.  There

will be representation from a number of individual states, Federal

agencies, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the National

Association of State Workforce Agencies, and DOL's contractor staff from

the Federal Claims Control Center to develop automated UCFE claim filing

and billing processes.

ETA's OUI; DC; CA; CO; GA; IL; MO; OR; PA; TX; UT;

OPM; Air Force; DoD; DoE;DOI; DHS; HUD.; DOL‐

OASAM; DoS; Treasury; USAID; US House of

Representatives; Navy Exchange Service Command;

NSF; NASA, NSSC; Corporation for Nat'l & Comm.

Services.

United We Ride Executive Council (DOT)

Oversees activities and makes recommendations aimed at improving the

availability, quality, and efficient delivery of transportation services for

older adults, people with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes,

including employment‐related transportation.  DOT, DOJ, DOL (ODEP/ETA),

Education, Agriculture, Interior, HUD, HHS, SSA, VA

ETA, ODEP

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group 5 on Immigration,

Migratnts, Trafficking, Labor and Children

A sub‐group of the Human Rights IPC, co‐chaired by DOL (ILAB) and DHS.  

Coordinates USG responses to/action on recommendations received by

the United States from UN treaty bodies and through the UN Human

Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review process.  

ILAB

UPR Working Group 3 on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Indigenous

Peoples, and the Environment

A sub‐group of the Human Ritghts IPC, co‐chaired by HHS and DOI.   

Coordinates USG responses to/action on recommendations received by

the United States from UN treaty bodies and through the UN Human

Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review process.  

ILAB

US‐China S&E Dialogue Treasury and State co‐led, strategic and economic dialogue with China ILAB

US‐Cuba Economic Dialogue State‐led USG engagement with Cuba ILAB

Utility Industry Workforce Initiative

Interagency group led by the Department of Engergy to facilitate the

transition of service members, veterans, and military spouses into careers

in the utility industry.

Partners:  Departments of Energy, DoD, DOL, VA

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (ACWV) (ex‐officio)

VA Center for Women Veterans ‐ Advisory Committee makes

recommendations to the VA Secretary and to Congress to improve

services and quality of life for women veterans

DOL VETS Women Veteran Program

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education

Committee Manager: Barrett Bogue, To provide advice to the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs on the administration of education and training prgrams

for Veterans and service persons, reservists, and dependents of Veterans

under Chapters 30, 32, 35, and 36 of title 38, and Chapter 1606 of title 10,

United States Code. (http://www.va.gov/ADVISORY/Education.asp)

VETS

Violence Against Women Taskforce

Vice President Biden's  working group to combat domestic and sexual

violence at the national, state and local level.  This  group represents a

broad and diverse approach to ending violence against women.

WB & ODEP

Vulnerable Workers Project

Lead Agencies: DOL, DOJ, EEOC, NLRB  Description: Since August 2014, the

project members have held five listening sessions across the country to

understand the specific labor and employment issues the AAPI workforce

faces.  The deliverables from this project are being integrated into other

work and deliverables DOL is doing with WHIAAPI

OSEC, WHD, OSHA, OASP

Weekly Health Care Deputies DPC; DOL/HHS/UST/IRS working group on implementing ACA regs EBSA

WHD‐ED/OSERS‐RSA WIOA Working Group

Host rotates; weekly call to address questions and guidance re: WIOA

limitations on payment of a subminimum wage. Department of Ed Office

of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the ED Rehabilitation

Services Administration.

WHD

White House Community Solutions Task Force

Federal interagency task force established to support the Administration’s

place‐based efforts serving communities like Detroit, Pine Ridge, and

Baltimore. Meets periodically to align Administration efforts and report on

efforts supporting place‐based work.

OCIA

White House Council on Native American Affairs

Department of Interior

‐Council, created by President Obama, to better coordinate efforts among

federal agencies to consult and coordinate with federally‐recognized

tribes.

OCIA, ETA

White House Council on Strong Cities/Strong Communities

Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative (SC2), which launched in June

2011 and is aimed at creating new partnerships between federal agencies

and localities to spark economic development in communities that have

faced significant long‐term economic challenges.  In addition to other

components, SC2 embeds federal experts into the mayors’ teams in six

pilot cities ‐‐ Chester, PA; Cleveland and Youngstown, OH (Northeast Ohio

Region); Detroit, MI; Fresno, CA; Memphis, TN; and New Orleans, LA—to

help them execute their economic vision.  

Treasury, Defense, DOJ, Interior, Agriculture,

Commerce, Labor (ETA/OASP), HHS, DOT, Energy

Education, VA, DHS, WH‐CEA, EPA, OMB, GSA, SBA,

CNCS, NEA, WH OPE, CEQ, WH Office of Science

and Technology

White House Council on Women and Girls

White House has representatives from each federal agency. The purpose

of the Council is to ensure that each of the agencies in which they're

charged takes into account the needs of women and girls in the policies

they draft, the programs they create, the legislation they support

WB

White House Council on Women and Girls ‐ Advancing Equity for Women

and Girls of Color

This Working Group has policy staff from the White House and across

federal agencies  to focus on advancing equity for women and girls of color

on issues including education, economic security, health, criminal and

juvenile justice, violence, and research and data collection.

WB & OFCCP
White House Detroit Federal Working Group (DFWG)

DFWG employs an unified Federal government aproach to align resources

and streamline communications—across agencies and with community

stakeholders—so that the Federal government can respond to these local

needs and priorities with effective, coordinated and evidence‐based

solutions. These place‐based initiatives aim to meet communities’

immediate needs and, ultimately, better position communities to address

their long‐term objectives.

ETA, Region 5 Chicago

White House Equal Pay Task Force

Created in January 2010 to implement the President’s pledge to crack

down on violations of equal pay laws.  TF members include the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Justice,

the Department of Labor (OFCCP & WB), and the Office of Personnel

Management.

OFCCP

WB

White House Homeland Security Partnership Council Steering Committee

White House

a White House Homeland Security Partnership Council (Council) to foster

local partnerships ‐‐ between the Federal Government and the private

sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community‐based

organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law

enforcement ‐‐ to address homeland security challenges.

OASAM

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

Established by President Obama's  Executive Order 13515 in October 14,

2009, to improve the quality of life and opportunities for Asian Americans

and Pacific Islanders  through increased access to and participation in

federal programs.

OFCCP, EBSA, BLS, ASP, WHD, WB, ETA

White House Interagency Response Team – Pine Ridge, South Dakota

White House organized interagency working group which looks at ways to

better coordinate resources and respond to a crisis of youth suicide on the

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South

Dakota.

OCIA, OSEC, ETA

White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR)

Leader: Department of Justice Access to Justice Office.  Description:

implementing Presidential memorandum on incorporating legal aid to

increase effectiveness of federal government.

SOL, ETA, CEO

White House Rural Council

To address challenges in Rural America, build on the Administration’s rural

economic strategy, and improve the implementation of that strategy, the

President signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Rural

Council.

OSEC

White House Task Force on New Americans (TFNA)

Lead Agency: DHS (USCIS)  Description:  On November 2014, the President

established the White House Task Force on New Americans ‐ a

government‐wide effort tasked with better integrating immigrants and

refugees into American communities.  

OSEC, OASP, ETA

WIOA Career Pathways Coordinate WIOA Career Pathways activities across WIOA federal partners. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Coordinating Committee Coordinate all aspects of WIOA implementation with WIOA core partners. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Joint TA and Communication Coordinate WIOA joint TA and communication activities across WIOA

federal partners. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Monitoring and Oversight Coordinate WIOA monitoring and oversight activities across WIOA  federal

partners. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA One‐Stop Coordinate WIOA One‐Stop activities across programs, and brings in

partner programs as needed. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Performance Coordinate WIOA Performance reporting across WIOA core programs. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA State Planning Coordinate WIOA Combined and Unified State Plans across core programs,

and brings in partner programs as needed. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Technical Assistance Coordinate WIOA technical assistance across WIOA core and partner

programs. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Youth Workgroup Coordinate youth work across WIOA federal partners including TA, Policy

and Performance Issues. ETA; ED/OCTAE; ED/OSER/RSA; HHS/ACF

WIOA Youth Working Group Led by ETA, Jen Kemp and Jen TrokeFederal partner coordination for WIOA

youth policy and activities l DOL (ODEP & ETA), HHS (ACF), ED

Wireless Working Group

DOL: Office of the Chief of Information Officer. Federal Strategic Sourcing

Initiative (FSSI) Printers and Cellular Wireless to securely deploy of a

broader set of Smart Phones and devices.  Mobile Device Management

program for IT consolidation to centrally manage all mobile devices,

transition from Blackberry Enterprise Server to an  IBM Cloud platform.  

All

Women and Trauma Federal Partners Committee

DOL ODEP and SAMHSA ‐ This is a large interagency workgroup that shares

what each agency is doing to build a trauma informed nation and help

women and girls who have or are experiencing trauma.

ODEP/WB/VETS

Women's Bureau  & Office of Apprenticeship collaboration WB & OA  working together on ways to implement the American

Apprenticeship Grants to assist working women. WB & OA

Workers’ Compensation Coordinator’s Call

This group is comprised of DOL national office and regional Workers’

Compensation Coordinator staff to discuss agency performance in this

area, policy changes/issues/interpretation, system issues, etc.  

All

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Interagency Principals

Group

DAS Gerton serves as VETS' Principal and represents VETS and deciding on

policy issues at the Interagency level.

VETS, ETA and other DOL agencies, DoEd, USDA,

HHS

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan Review

John Savage serves as Team Lead with Joel Delofsky, Sarah Bierman,

Cheryl Stiles, Pam Langley, Edward "Scott" Mills, Donna Scheel, Matthew

Heaney and Brandon Bowden. Purpose is to review and approve all WIOA

State Plans for veterans issues including State Veterans Plan and Priority of

Service issues.

VETS, ETA and other DOL agencies, DoEd, USDA,

HHS

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act performance workgroup Staff from ETA,SOL, and Department of Education discuss issues related to

implementation of WIOA performance requirements. ETA, SOL, Department of Education

Working Capital Fund Committee OCFO ‐ group of DOL financial staff to discuss issues relating to the DOL

Working Capital Fund All

Working Group for the preparation of the manual on statistics of earnings

and other work‐related income

Adriana Mata‐Greenwood, ILO; working group provides advice as ILO

prepares manual to help countries collect and publish data on earnings

and other work‐related income.

BLS; national statistical offices

Workplace Violence Risk Prevention OPM/Workplace Violence Prevention and Threat Management OWCP
WRP Steering Committee

The Committee is an advisory body that will meet several times over the

year to discuss the effectiveness of the WRP and provide advice to the

WRP Directors on potential strategic planning and long term opportunities

for the Program’s development. The Committee is made up of staff level

personnel and is Co Chaired by the WRP Co Directors (DOL and DoD)

NSA; U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,

CAP; Department of Defense,

Department of State,

Office of Disability Employment Policy; Department

of Labor,

Office of the Assistant Attorney General;

Department of Justice,

Defense Intelligence Agency; Department of

Defense,

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;

Department of the Treasury,

Department of Veterans Affairs,

OSERS; Department of Education,