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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a subdivision of the Department of Labor responsible for ensuring that employers doing business with the federal government comply with the laws and regulations requiring nondiscrimination. It was established in 1965.

In FY 2025,

$109M

was spent by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
In FY 2025,

0.2%

of Dept. of Labor spending was by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

How much does the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program spend?

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs spent a net total of $109 million in fiscal year (FY) 2025. This was 0.2% of the $54.6 billion spent by the Department of Labor, which itself was 0.8% of all federal spending. The OFCCP ranked 8th among DOL subdivisions in net spending.
Net spending is the difference between agency spending and any financial accounts generating funds from the agency’s own activities, like fees or rent. When these funds offset all spending, net spending appears negative. Some agencies tend to operate with positive net spending while others will register negative net spending sometimes or often.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ranked 8th among Department of Labor divisions in net spending in 2025.

DOL net spending by division, FY 2025

Like the overall federal budget, agency spending may shift over time due to population growth, changes in policy and programs, and emerging problems to address. Adjusting for inflation, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ federal spending has decreased from $130.2 million in 2012 to $109 million in 2025.

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’s federal spending in FY 2025 was lower than in FY 2012.

Yearly federal net spending by OFCCP, adjusted for inflation (2025 dollars), FYs 2012–2025

Since 2012, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' spending has decreased 16.3%, while overall spending has increased 41.1%.
As a percentage of the overall federal budget, a positive number means agency net spending made up some positive share of total federal spending; a negative number means that net generated funds offset a portion of total spending. OFCCP spending grew less than overall federal spending since 2012, which means that its share of the federal budget decreased. In 2025, OFCCP accounted for 0.0015% of overall federal spending.
Major legislation, internal or global economic conditions, and acute events like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect spending year to year. For example, the federal budget fluctuated during the pandemic, rising from $5.3 trillion (in 2023 dollars) in 2019 to $7.7 trillion in 2020 and $7.8 trillion in 2021.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’s share of federal spending in FY 2025 was lower than in FY 2012.

Net spending by OFCCP as a share of federal spending, FYs 2012–2025

Most federal spending can be categorized as direct or indirect. Direct spending refers to money the federal government spends on budget items such as federal programs, employee salaries, and debt interest. Indirect spending refers to federal transfers to state and local governments.
In FY 2025, all of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs's spending was direct.
The chart below outlines all net OFCCP spending.

How did the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs spend its budget in 2025?

Federal government net spending isolated to OFCCP, FY 2025

Some 76 of the 2.03 million total civilian federal employees work for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs as of May 2026. This is 89.9% fewer people than the division staffed in 2012.

The number of federal employees working for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has decreased 89.9% since 2012.

Number of federal employees working for OFCCP, May 2012–2026

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs accounts for 0.0038% of the overall federal workforce. As the number of federal employees has changed, so too has the way the workforce is organized, with resources allocated to agencies depending on government priorities. The division constituted a smaller share of the overall federal workforce in May 2026 compared to 2012 (0.036%).
While the number of employees on an agency’s payroll contributes to that agency’s expenditures, some agencies have relatively few employees compared to their budget or vice versa, giving them an outsized share of either the budget or the workforce. According to the most recent data, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ share of the workforce (0.0038%) is larger than its share of the budget (0.0015%).

Who leads the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs?

The OFCCP is led by a director, who is appointed by and reports to the Secretary of Labor.

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