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Establishing a Drug-Free Federal Workplace

NCJ Number
109533
Date Published
Unknown
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This letter from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to Federal agencies guides these agencies in the implementation of Executive Order 12564, which mandates the Federal Government's policy to eliminate drug use in the Federal workplace.
Abstract
This letter requires each executive agency head to develop a plan for achieving a drug-free workplace with due consideration to the rights of the Government and the employee. The outline for an agency plan encompasses a statement of agency policy regarding drug use and agency action in the event drug use is detected, the use of Employee Assistance Programs to help drug users, supervisory training, self-referral, and the identification of users of illegal drugs. The letter authorizes random and comprehensive testing for employees in sensitive positions and voluntary and reasonable-suspicion testing for other employees. Specific-condition testing, followup testing, and applicant testing are also authorized. Guidelines for drug-testing procedures cover a 60-day notice to all employees, special notice to covered employees, notice to employees tested under specific conditions, agency response to persons refusing to participate in a required drug test, technical guidelines for drug testing, the confidentiality of test results, and privacy in drug testing. The letter discusses alternative agency action upon finding that an employee uses illegal drugs, statistical reporting, and employee counseling and assistance. Attachments include sample forms and supplementary information.