Join us for a webinar:

Virtual Only

Between the rollback of EO 11246’s DEI components and proposed changes to Section 503, federal contractors are facing serious uncertainty. However, VEVRAA and Section 503 remain in effect, and merely meeting the bare minimum is insufficient.

In this timely and practical session, Meaghan Walls (CEO, Center for Disability Inclusion) and Rob Arndt (Marine Corps Veteran and CEO, BufferSprings) bring their combined expertise to help employers understand what still matters, what’s changing, and how to stay ahead of it all.

Together, they’ll walk through the current landscape, potential regulatory shifts, and the real-world risks of pulling back on inclusion efforts. This won’t be a legal lecture. It’s a straight-shooting, outcomes-focused conversation about what it takes to stay compliant, competitive, and committed to your people.

This session will also include opportunities for the audience to weigh in and reflect, helping to bring key challenges and blind spots to the surface in real-time.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

(1) Understand the current state of VEVRAA and Section 503, including what has changed, what is proposed, and what still applies.

(2) Identify common breakdowns in veteran and disability outreach, job postings, self-ID collection, and accommodation practices.

(3) Assess the risks of scaling back inclusion efforts and what that means for audit exposure, trust, and retention.

(4) Translate compliance requirements into clear, people-first strategies that work.

(5) Leave with actionable steps to strengthen internal processes, stay ahead of enforcement shifts, and build inclusive systems that last.