As workforce development and school-to-work transition are moved onto the national agenda, so are public officials pressed to cut the federal deficit and budget. Consequently, the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and other federal education and labor programs have faced rescissions." Legislative proposals reauthorizing education and labor programs emphasized the importance of providing customers with occupational and labor market information and career development assistance, longtime central concerns of NOICC. That their importance has been recognized is a tribute to NOICC's success, but not necessarily to its survival. Current legislative proposals recognize the need for comprehensive labor market information, but they do not recognize the need for NOICCs or SOICCs. In this fiscal climate NOICC/SOICC must make the case for their survival. Some suggestions for making the case include a focus on end results of the NOICC/SOICC Network which include: a new career planning computer system; career development and information delivery system components; career development programs; training programs; and career information. Possible takeovers and mergers are discussed briefly. (JBJ)