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New Acting OFCCP Director in Place; Contractor Community Awaits Guidance

January 30, 2025

By: Mitchell Chamberlin and Joanna Colosimo

January 31, 2025 Update: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website now lists Michael Schloss as Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy. 

Original Blog: Sources within the Department...

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OFCCP Issues Statement After Revocation of Executive Order 11246

January 24, 2025

By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin

On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in response to an Executive Order President Trump issued titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...

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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246

January 22, 2025

By: Joanna Colosimo & Mitchell Chamberlin

Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."This new Order effectively ends affirmative action in...

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FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Pay Transparency Rule

January 14, 2025

By: Brittney Brinkley and Evan Szarenski

On January 8, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing last year’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Pay Equity and...

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Minnesota Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect

January 13, 2025

By: Stephanie Horn

As DCI has previously reported, the State of Minnesota has a pay transparency law requiring employers to include certain pay and benefits information in job postings that became effective on January 1, 2025. The pay transparency...

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OFCCP Releases Guide to Combating Harassment in Construction Industry

December 05, 2024

By: Haley Fisk and Evan Szarenski

On November 21, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a guide intended to assist federal contractors in fighting harassment in the construction industry. As the federal government has...

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OFCCP Announces Start Date for Monthly Reporting by Construction Companies

November 26, 2024

By: Dylan Tomsey

On November 25, 2024,the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a start date for the monthly collection of employment data from construction companies. Construction companies that have contracts or...

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New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL)

November 20, 2024

By: Amanda Bowman

Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List(CSAL)for Supply and Service compliance reviews. The list includes 770 unique companies and is comprised...

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Affirmative Action and Construction Companies

November 08, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

Affirmative action is typically not a major focus for construction companies. With the difficulty of finding qualified workers, finishing complex projects, and dealing with a myriad of government regulations, affirmative action...

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EEOC Releases Guidance on Employment Discrimination in Construction

October 31, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released guidance to help prevent employment discrimination in the construction industry. A document containing this guidance entitled “Combating Employment Discrimination in...

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Federal Contractor EEO-1 Demographic Data Set to be Released Again

October 28, 2024

By: Evan Szarenski and Joanna Colosimo

Tomorrow, October 29, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is scheduled to publish a Notice in the Federal Registerregarding two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for 2021...

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Nakisha Pugh Selected as Division of Program Operations Director

October 24, 2024

By: Benjamin Kerner

October 16th, 2024, Nakisha Pugh was selectedas the Director ofthe Office of Federal ContractCompliance Programs (OFCCP) Division of Program Operations (DPO).The announcement was posted in a bulletin authored byacting OFCCP D

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