The reorganization of the federal equal employment opportunity enforcement efforts and the establishment of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is explained in this description of the structure and function of specific divisions within the organization. A directory of OFCCP's regional and area offices is included. (RLV)

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can initiate a compliance review of any company receiving a federal contract. The OFCCP equal opportunity specialist looks for discriminatory patterns of hiring, firing, promotion, and pay. Any company not complying with recommendations of the OFCCP may be prevented from obtaining future…

The improvement in the enforcement of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action during the first year of the new consolidated Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is detailed. With only one federal agency responsible for enforcement, contract compliance has been enforced consistently. (RLV)

The history of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is discussed in terms of Executive Order 3832 and subsequent legislation dealing with discrimination in employment. In addition, the current approach to contract compliance as practiced by the OFCCP is described. (RLV)

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces laws to assure equal employment practices. It also promotes affirmative action programs. The OFCCP, since consolidation in 1979, has expanded its scope, increased its response to consent decrees, imposed workload priorities, and developed a program of management controls. (RLV)

Discusses the practice of real-estate agents of steering'' minority families to particular neighborhoods when buying homes, and the programs the Department of Housing and Urban Development have undertaken to eliminate that practice. (JM)

Holds that civil rights problems are most severe in rural regions, especially in the rural South, and that current policies have failed to address rural communities. Discusses problems in the areas of welfare, equal employment, and equal educational opportunities, and suggests the need for a comprehensive examination of conditions in rural…

The regulatory programs of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs have been improved by close cooperation with other federal organizations and private groups or agencies interested in training, employment, and equal opportunity. (RLV)