Federal education and workforce officials say they’re seeing early progress in their effort to merge major federal programs, and Alabama leaders say the move fits with work the state already has underway.
The partnership between the U.S. departments of education and labor is aiming to give states a simpler way to manage career and workforce programs. The agencies have started moving key pieces of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to the Department of Labor, including the state plan portal and payment systems.
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Nick Moore, former head of Alabama’s Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation and now acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, said early results show the shift is already reducing red tape.
“With the ability to more easily and efficiently administer their programs, states across the country are already seeing positive results,” Moore said.
Gov. Kay Ivey said the federal changes fit with Alabama’s recent restructuring under the new Alabama Department of Workforce.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Trisha Powell Crain and originally published by Alabama Daily News.
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