Former Justice Dept. Deputy Chief Now Leads Contractor Watchdog

Ondray T. Harris, former deputy chief of employment litigation at the Justice Department during the George W. Bush administration, is now leading a Labor Department office that audits federal contractors for workplace nondiscrimination and affirmative action compliance.

Harris began serving as director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs effective Dec. 10, a DOL spokesman told Bloomberg Law. The position doesn’t require Senate confirmation, though some have argued that it should. Harris joined the Labor Department in late spring, serving as a senior adviser at the Employment and Training Administration.

As the DOJ’s deputy chief of employment litigation between ...