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Federal Workforce Development Policy Update

Federal Workforce Development Policy Update. NYATEP 2013 Policy and Research Symposium. Our Vision. We seek an America that grows its economy by investing in its people, so that every worker and every industry has the skills to compete and prosper. Our Mission.

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Federal Workforce Development Policy Update

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  1. Federal Workforce Development Policy Update NYATEP 2013 Policy and Research Symposium

  2. Our Vision We seek an America that grows its economy by investing in its people, so that every worker and every industry has the skills to compete and prosper.

  3. Our Mission • We organize broad-based coalitions seeking to raise the skills of America’s workers across a range of industries. • We advocate for public policies that invest in what works, as informed by our members’ real-world expertise. • And we communicate these goals to an American public seeking a vision for a strong U.S. economy that allows everyone to be part of its success.

  4. Skills Highly Visible as Policy Issue

  5. Three Drivers of Policy Debate • The need for a more highly skilled workforce • Austerity frame (deficit reduction) • Consolidation vs. integration and alignment

  6. Need for a Skilled Workforce • Bipartisan agreement on the problem • Evolved from recovery/jobs focus (so framed as economic growth issue) • Highly partisan debate about what to do to solve the problem

  7. Austerity Frame

  8. What Has Been Done So Far? • Deficit reduction since 2010: • $1.5T in cuts, largely from discretionary programs (FY 11 appropriations and budget caps) • $0.6T in revenue (fiscal cliff deal) • $0.3T in interest savings • $2.3T in total savings so far

  9. Deficit Reduction Has NOT Been Balanced So Far • For every $1 in revenue increase, we’ve had $2.50 in spending cuts • More spending cuts loom: sequesters, spending caps, FY 14 budget and appropriations

  10. What Still Needs to Be Done? • President Obama wants to “stabilize” the debtwith about $4T in total cuts, through combination of cuts and revenue • House wants much deeper cuts than this—proposed balancing budget in 10 years—with no new revenue

  11. What’s Coming? • Sequester still in place BUT no longer across-the-board cut • Instead, overall non-defense cap lowered by $55B • That means appropriators will decide which programs to cut and which to protect

  12. FY 14 Appropriations Process • House and Senate about $1B apart • House wants to increase defense spending, shift cuts to non-defense programs • House 302(b) Labor-HHS allocation 18.6% below sequester level

  13. Consolidation vs. Alignment

  14. Funding Debate Disguised as Policy Debate • Driven by 2011 GAO report • General, bipartisan agreement that there are too many programs • WIA is main vehicle, but will show up again and again (TAA, budget)

  15. Big Picture • Sequesters and budget caps are now current law—set for next eight years unless Congress takes action • Debt ceiling turned back on May 18th • Congress and Administration must find a way out of current cycle of endless fiscal crises

  16. So What’s Going to Happen? • It depends… • How do cuts (including sequester) impact local communities? • Is there pressure on Members of Congress to fix the cuts? • Who’s going to blink first?

  17. Things to Watch Out For • Programs start looking for exemptions—devolves into survival of the (politically) fittest • Flexibility: Give the agencies more wiggle-room to protect certain programs • “Boehner Rule”

  18. Very Important to Document Impact

  19. Stay Connected • Visit us our website. • Sign up for our member email list. • Follow us on:

  20. Contact Rachel Gragg 202-223-8991, ext. 102 rachelg@nationalskillscoalition.org

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