Labor Agency’s AI Hiring Disclosure Requests Vex Contractors

A government contractor watchdog’s new requirement for companies to disclose their recruitment and hiring technology tools, including those using artificial intelligence, has prompted concerns from employer-side lawyers over the request’s scope.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ updated supply and service scheduling setter and itemized listing, effective as of Aug. 24, requires government contractors the agency plans to audit to provide information on recruitment and hiring practices and systems including those using “artificial intelligence, algorithms, automated systems, or other technology-based selection procedures.”

This marks the first time the Labor Department agency that monitors federal contractors and subcontractors for ...