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The flawed claims helping drive calls to gut federal workforce spending.

Sep 16, 2025

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16 min read

The flawed claims helping drive calls to gut federal workforce spending.

Six years ago, a government watchdog claimed all workforce programs are a lot alike. It did some headscratching things to get there.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
The Workforce Annihilator Bill advances, new Job Corps developments, and $1.8 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

Sep 12, 2025

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21 min read

The Workforce Annihilator Bill advances, new Job Corps developments, and $1.8 billion in grants listings.

Plus, a Harvard tech schools update and more bad news for a long-delayed grant announcement.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Which state quietly got $35.8 million from the Trump Administration for apprenticeship?
LockSimple

Sep 11, 2025

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11 min read

Which state quietly got $35.8 million from the Trump Administration for apprenticeship?

I reveal $100 million in unannounced grant awards. Which is weird.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
The future of college, with Kathleen deLaski.

Sep 9, 2025

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16 min read

The future of college, with Kathleen deLaski.

Plus, the House Appropriations Committee meets today on a bill gutting workforce.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Five days for $15 million, WIOA reauthorization, and $1.9 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

Sep 5, 2025

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19 min read

Five days for $15 million, WIOA reauthorization, and $1.9 billion in grants listings.

Plus, a new question about re-entry grants and WANTO watch.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
House Republicans' plan to cut American workforce funding in half.
LockSimple

Sep 3, 2025

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18 min read

House Republicans' plan to cut American workforce funding in half.

What programs would go away, what programs get more money, and what I think happens next.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Childcare is the biggest issue in workforce we can’t fix.

Sep 2, 2025

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12 min read

Childcare is the biggest issue in workforce we can’t fix.

But we can damn well try when we're training people.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
So, where's the money?
LockSimple

Aug 29, 2025

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20 min read

So, where's the money?

Plus, $1.9 billion in grants listings.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Utah has good workforce lessons. They may not be the ones you've heard about.

Aug 26, 2025

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11 min read

Utah has good workforce lessons. They may not be the ones you've heard about.

The false struggle between workforce and ‘welfare.’

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
What Trump II will pay for, AI ain't doing hot, and $1.9 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

Aug 22, 2025

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22 min read

What Trump II will pay for, AI ain't doing hot, and $1.9 billion in grants listings.

Plus, there weren't any new federal grants for the first half of the week. That was kinda weird.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
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