# Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

4 documents across 2 days of the archive, 4 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below.

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## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived

| Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | +17d | Takes effect | [Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17116/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-the-vietnam-era-veterans-readjustment-assistance-act) | Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office |
| 2026-09-21 | +17d | Takes effect | [Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17115/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-section-503-of-the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-as) | Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office |
| 2026-09-21 | +17d | Takes effect | [Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended; Correction](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17757/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-the-vietnam-era-veterans-readjustment-assistance-act) | Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office |
| 2026-10-26 | +52d | Takes effect | [Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17114/rescission-of-executive-order-11246-implementing-regulations) | Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office |

## 31 August 2026 — 1 document

[the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-31.md)

> The Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office published a correction to its final rule modifying regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/federal-contract-compliance-programs-office/#s-2026-08-31

*Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.*

### Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended; Correction

*Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 21, 2026, revising its implementing regulations for the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA). This document corrects amendatory instructions included in the final rule.

- **Takes effect** 21 September 2026 (in 17 days)

91 FR 55748 · FR Doc. 2026-17757 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17757.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17757/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-the-vietnam-era-veterans-readjustment-assistance-act)

## 21 August 2026 — 3 documents

[the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-21.md)

> The Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office published three final rules modifying regulations for veterans and disabled workers and rescinding Executive Order 11246 implementing regulations. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/federal-contract-compliance-programs-office/#s-2026-08-21

*Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.*

### Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended

*Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

The U.S. Department of Labor publishes this final rule to revise its implementing regulations for the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA). These revisions will align the regulations with Executive Order 14173 and remove the VEVRAA regulations' cross-references to the Executive Order 11246 authority. Executive Order 11246 was revoked by Executive Order 14173 on January 21, 2025. This final rule also makes technical revisions to update the VEVRAA regulations' jurisdictional thresholds, which were adjusted for inflation by the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council on October 1, 2025.

- **Takes effect** 21 September 2026 (in 17 days)

91 FR 54234 · FR Doc. 2026-17116 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-21/pdf/2026-17116.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17116/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-the-vietnam-era-veterans-readjustment-assistance-act)

### Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended

*Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

The U.S. Department of Labor is revising its implementing regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503). The revisions align the regulations with applicable law and recent executive orders, including Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," and Executive Order 14219, "Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's `Department of Government Efficiency' Deregulatory Initiative."

- **Takes effect** 21 September 2026 (in 17 days)

91 FR 54482 · FR Doc. 2026-17115 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-21/pdf/2026-17115.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17115/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-section-503-of-the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-as)

### Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations

*Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — Labor Department · Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," which revoked Executive Order 11246. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Labor publishes this final rule to rescind the implementing regulations for Executive Order 11246.

- **Takes effect** 26 October 2026 (in 52 days)

91 FR 54444 · FR Doc. 2026-17114 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-21/pdf/2026-17114.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17114/rescission-of-executive-order-11246-implementing-regulations)

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