OFCCP announced May 15, 2013 that federal contractors will be required to use data from the 2006-2010 special EEO file starting January 1, 2014. Meaning, federal contractors with an affirmative action plan date of January 1, 2014 or later will need to use the 2006-2010 data in their availability and utilization analyses, rather than the 2000 census data. Contractors have the option of using the 2010 data file prior to January 1, 2014 if preferred, but will not be evaluated on this information until 2014.