Department of Labor(DOL)
Cabinet department for labor standards, unemployment insurance oversight, workforce grants, worker safety, pensions and benefits, labor statistics, and veterans employment.
Function
Cabinet department
Parent
Top-level (no parent)
FY2026 Budget Authority
$80.08B
Official Data
USAspending.govEvidence & Review
Evidence Confidence
MediumVerification Status
AI-researched, unverifiedLast Reviewed
Jul 5, 2026
Retrieved On
Jul 5, 2026
Modernization Levers
State UI modernization support, common workforce outcome data, mobile inspection tools, and BLS data pipelines that preserve statistical quality.
Administrative Burden Review
Workers experience burden through UI applications, wage claims, safety complaints, and benefit disputes; employers face fragmented reporting rules.
Duplication & Coordination Review
Education, Commerce, HHS, VA, and states share workforce responsibilities. Common outcome measures reduce program shopping and duplicated paperwork.
Risk & Guardrails
Do not cut enforcement staff where deterrence depends on credible inspections; do not use fraud controls that create mass false denials.
Innovation Party Proposal
Make DOL the labor-market operating system: modern UI, shared workforce evidence, faster enforcement, and targeted compliance help that rewards honest employers while finding repeat violators.