On March 2, 2026, the Director of Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) informed OFCCP staff that the agency would be undergoing a complete reorganization and restructuring, moving various staff members to a new branch and consolidating other divisions. All affected positions will likely see updates to job descriptions that reflect the reorganization. Additional details regarding to which branches or divisions OFCCP staff will be moved is not yet known. In light of these changes, employers with ongoing OFCCP audits or Affirmative Action Program (AAP) obligations should closely monitor the agency’s restructuring and assess how it may affect their compliance requirements and audit processes.
The OFCCP is seeing a complete upheaval over the past year after the Trump Administration revoked Executive Order 11246, which prohibited race and gender discrimination by federal government contractors and enforced by the OFCCP. The Administration also eliminated all funding to the agency and looked to transfer all of its remaining responsibilities to other offices. Following these changes, the OFCCP’s enforcement activities were limited to enforcement of remaining statutory requirements including Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA).
While only time will tell how the agency will proceed with its enforcement authority, it is clear that this current restructuring reaffirms the current Administration’s objective to significantly limit the OFCCP’s impact on government programs. If you have any questions about how these changes might impact pending OFCCP audits or AAP developments, contact Nichole Atallah, Sara Strosser, or another member of PilieroMazza’s Labor & Employment Group.
