GovConFeed – Federal contractors covered by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act are facing far less Labor Department scrutiny of their disability hiring obligations, and the government’s own auditor wants that to change. In GAO-26-107937, released Oct. 6, 2026, the Government Accountability Office found that DOL suspended audits of selected contractors and shrank the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) without the strategic workforce planning GAO says such cuts require. The report, titled “Disability Employment: DOL Should Enhance Monitoring and Guidance for Federal Contractors,” comes with eight recommendations.

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