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Everyday, our men and women in the armed forces make sacrifices to protect this great country.  We owe them a debt of gratitude for their service.  We also have an obligation that when they return from duty and re-enter civilian life, that we as a nation, will assist them in making that transition easier.  Part [...]

In my time at the Department of Labor, I’ve been impressed by the way our mission to protect workers has been energized and accelerated when we have opened up our process to the innovative ideas of the American public. We’ve already used the government’s public challenge platform – http://www.challenge.gov/ – to help us develop apps [...]

Throughout time, parents have wished for their children a better life and richer opportunities than were afforded them. For me, these ideals remain unchanged.   Sunday was my first Mother’s Day.  My daughter is only seven months old, but as I reflect on what Mother’s Day means to me, I am proud to say that my [...]

Join the Department of Labor (DOL) for a “Skills to Pay the Bills” Twitter Chat Thursday, May 17 at 3 pm EDT. You’ll have the chance to ask career development professionals about the workforce readiness skills employers are looking for when making hiring decisions about first-time employees.  An official from the U.S. Department of Education [...]

Being a 61-year-old mother of eight is tough enough, but, somehow Isaura de Jesús Maradiaga also manages to be a labor rights leader in her Honduras community. She trained with the Labor Department-funded Everybody Works project in the town of  Choluteca.  To get there, Isaura embarked on a long journey, week after week.  She walked ten kilometers, [...]