Now that federal employees are back to work after the government shutdown, what is the status of the EEO-1 and VETS-100A annual required filings? The standard EEO-1 reporting deadline (September 30th) passed prior to the shutdown. For contractors...
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October 22, 2013
October 15, 2013
At the time this blog was written, the federal government has been closed for close to two weeks. In an earlier blog DCI staff suggested that federal contractors take a “business as usual” motto when it comes to OFCCP compliance. As many of you...
October 01, 2013
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a part of the government shutdown occurring today. It is important for federal contractors and subcontractors to know that there will be no communication from the OFCCP staff during this...
August 23, 2013
After years in the making and much anticipation, the OFCCP released the Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM) to the public today. It is our understanding that the FCCM was released to OFCCP field staff for some time now and the national office...
August 14, 2013
The 31st Annual National Conference for the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) was held July 30 – August 2, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. This annual conference brings together members of the federal contracting community to discuss affirmative action and...
The 28th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 11-13, 2013 in Houston, TX. Attendees and presenters from a variety of industries and backgrounds took part in the event, including but not...
April 09, 2013
In an announcement released on March 14th, the U.S. Census Bureau discussed the unemployment rate of workers with disabilities based on the new Disability Employment Tabulation. The statistics show that individuals with disabilities only account for...
March 18, 2013
The report was released on March 14, 2012 and may be viewed at https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-51.html. The report is based on statistics between 2008 and 2010, which may be viewed at ...
March 08, 2013
by Dave Sharrer, DCI Consulting GroupThis week, OFCCP Director Pat Shiu announced several changes to the OFCCP’s leadership staff.Tom Dowd has been named Deputy Director. With the retirement of Dr. Richard Fischer as the Director of Testing...
February 14, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe notice was released on February 2, 2013 and be viewed at the eeoc.gov website (see http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-12-13.cfm). The QQP is part of a strategic plan for...
February 14, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologySNOPA was originally filed in April 2012 and died in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It was reintroduced on February 6, 2013 by the same actors as last year...
Most federal contractors have been eagerly awaiting news on the Section 503 and 4212 regulations that have been in the works for several years now. The future of the regulations relied upon the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. There was a...
