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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), responsible for ensuring that contractors doing business with the federal government do not discriminate and take affirmative action, recently opened registration for its (Forum).  The Forum will be held on September 9, 2009, in the Washington, D.C., area.  The specific location has not yet been announced. The Forum is one of many scheduled for federal contractors as OFCCP will soon begin conducting compliance reviews of construction contractors who receive funding and grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).   According to , the majority of ARRA funding and grants will provide direct funding or federal assistance to construction projects and consequently, OFCCP will place a special emphasis on construction industry compliance. During the Forum, participants can expect several, concurrent workshops on the 16 affirmative action steps for construction contractors,  compliance assistance and enforcement processes, tips for promoting non-traditional jobs to women and introductory OFCCP 101 sessions, to name a few. For more information or to register for this free event, email OFCCP-National-ARRA-Conference@dol.gov. Additional OFCCP compliance resources for construction contractors include 51·çÁ÷'s and other resources which can be found on 51·çÁ÷'s Web page.