Reading Room Document

Relationship between the OFCC [Office of Federal Contract Compliance], in the Department of Labor, and the Department of Defense in its capacity as a contracting agency.

The document is a response to a request to review the relationship between the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC) and the Department of Defense as a contracting agency. It discusses the compliance program under Executive Order 11246 and the responsibilities of the OFCC and contracting agencies in ensuring compliance. The document also outlines the review of compliance with the Executive order by certain textile firms and the negotiations conducted to obtain remedial action and assurances of future compliance. The conclusion reached is that the Department of Defense followed the requirements of E.O. 11246 in awarding contracts to certain textile firms, despite deficiencies in their employment practices, based on their assurances of future compliance. The document presents questions regarding the jurisdiction and responsibility of the Department of Defense in determining the sufficiency of the companies' assurances and the ongoing review of their employment policies by the interested agencies.

February 24, 1969