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Administration Should Reconsider Unnecessary Employment Rules for Federal Contractors

The Obama administration should reconsider its proposal to impose oppressive new regulations governing the employment of veterans and people with disabilities on federal contractors, officials with 乌鸦传媒 of America argued today during a meeting with the administration. Association officials said federal employment and compliance enforcement data indicate there is no justification for the costly new rules. 鈥淎s the data makes clear, veterans and the disabled are already extremely well represented in the construction industry,鈥 said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association鈥檚 chief executive officer, following a meeting today with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). 鈥淭hese new rules offer a very costly fix for a problem that, according to the government鈥檚 own data, doesn鈥檛 appear to exist.鈥 Read the full release .