On October 1, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP) released its new compliance evaluation scheduling
letter and accompanying Itemized Listing, which the OFCCP will
begin using to schedule new audits on October 16, 2014 after a
self-imposed two-week scheduling moratorium.
Changes to the Scheduling Letter
The scheduling letter identifies for the first time whether the
contractor is being selected for a routine compliance review or a
corporate management compliance evaluation, and indicates whether
the OFCCP will perform an establishment review or Functional
Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) review. In the letter, the OFCCP
indicates its intent to check for Veterans' Employment and
Training Service (VETS) contractor reporting compliance. The
scheduling letter does not make clear, however, how many years of
VETS reports the contractor must submit. It also suggests that the
contractor will not be submitting the VETS reports at the
