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The origins of the agency trace back to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[World War II]] when he signed [[Executive Order 8802]], preventing discrimination based on race by government contractors. | The origins of the agency trace back to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[World War II]] when he signed [[Executive Order 8802]], preventing discrimination based on race by government contractors. | ||
In 1953 President | In 1953 President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the President's Committee on Government Contracts with [[Executive Order 10479]]. The order was a follow-up to [[Executive Order 10308]] signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1951 establishing the anti-discrimination Committee on Government Contract Compliance. | ||
In 1961 President Kennedy issued [[Executive Order 10925]] which created the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. This called for people to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are hired and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, creed, color or national origin. | In 1961 President Kennedy issued [[Executive Order 10925]] which created the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. This called for people to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are hired and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, creed, color or national origin. | ||
On September 24, 1965, President | On September 24, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed EO 11246 transferring responsibility for supervising and coordinating the Federal Contract Compliance from the President's Committee to the Secretary of Labor who established the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC). | ||
[[Executive Order 11375]] by President [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1967 added sex discrimination to OFCCP's mandate. In 1975 the name was changed from OFCC to OFCCP by President [[Gerald Ford]]. This reflected the addition of the responsibility to enforce laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled and veterans. | [[Executive Order 11375]] by President [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1967 added sex discrimination to OFCCP's mandate. In 1975 the name was changed from OFCC to OFCCP by President [[Gerald Ford]]. This reflected the addition of the responsibility to enforce laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled and veterans. | ||