Historical Organization

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

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Executive Order 11246 strengthens contractor obligations

📅 24 September 1965

Federal contractors must take affirmative action and avoid discrimination; the order later becomes a key framework for contractor compliance.

Federal contractor rules require affirmative action plans

📅 1 January 1988

Regulations operationalize contractor duties through written plans, workforce analysis, placement goals, and review of employment practices. Source specifies the year or period only; January 1 is a...

Executive Order 11246 adds sexual-orientation protection to federal contractor policy

📅 1 October 1996

Federal contractor guidance is updated to include sexual orientation in nondiscrimination policy, illustrating policy evolution beyond statutory minimums.