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Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act: GAO Roundtable Takeaways
BLOG OVERVIEW: At an October 20, 2026, Institute for Workplace Equality roundtable, Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysts discussed their...
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Section 503 Compliance: GAO Urges OFCCP to Resume Audits
Oct 14, 2026, 3:15:09 PM
BLOG OVERVIEW: A September 2026 GAO report (GAO-26-107937), released October 6, finds that reduced oversight, deep staffing cuts, and withdrawn...
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Navigating an OFCCP Compliance Evaluation Step-by-Step
Nov 12, 2024, 2:59:31 PM
By: Dylan Tomsey An OFCCP compliance evaluation is a process in which afederal contractor or subcontractor’s affirmative action program isreviewed...
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Understanding OFCCP Audit Outcomes for Federal Contractors
Sep 12, 2024, 11:31:35 AM
By: Quentin Dorsey Navigating a compliance review (“audit”) with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can be a complex and...
EEO-1 Pay Data Collection – The Saga Continues with a Hearing Scheduled Next Week
Apr 12, 2019, 10:22:14 AM
Yesterday, April 11, 2019, Judge Chutkan scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. (EDT) next Tuesday April 16, 2019, for all parties to attend in regards to...
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CSAL Letters Issued on February 1, 2018
Feb 6, 2018, 9:29:07 AM
OFCCP has released 1,000 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) on February 1st, according to an update and Frequently Asked Questions on...
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CSAL letters are being issued as of February 17th
Feb 22, 2017, 6:45:59 AM
DCI has confirmed with OFCCP that a new round of CSAL letters were officially mailed as of February 17th. The letters were sent directly to...
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GAO Orders Changes in how OFCCP Selects Contractors for Audits
Sep 29, 2016, 10:41:49 AM
In a report released on 9/22/16, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) offered a rather stinging criticism of how the OFCCP selects contractors...
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OFCCP Audit Trends: Follow-up Requests before the Desk Audit Submission
Jun 28, 2016, 9:25:21 AM
DCI has recently seen an increase of audit “pre-requests,” in which a compliance officer requests that a contractor submit additional items to those...
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Fiscal Year 2016: 6-Month Enforcement Updates and a Review of OFCCP Trends
Apr 19, 2016, 9:31:19 AM
Over the past six months, DCI has continued to monitor OFCCP enforcement trends and priorities regarding compliance evaluations in FY 2016. In our...
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Is “Total Pay” a Useful Analysis?
Dec 15, 2015, 6:39:36 AM
With OFCCP regularly requesting multiple forms of compensation during compliance audits, we revisit the difference between EEO compliance evaluations...
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Submitting an Updated Plan in an OFCCP Desk Audit: What is the Temporal Scope?
Feb 3, 2015, 1:48:50 PM
In the wake of the new scheduling letter (released in October 2014) and the ensuing OFCCP audit activity, contractors are taking steps to prepare for...