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Federal Drug-Free Workplace Programs (DFWPs)
Model Plan for a Comprehensive Drug-Free Workplace ProgramModel Plan for a Comprehensive Drug-Free Workplace Program
Executive Order 12564Establishes the goal of a Drug-Free Federal Workplace and makes it a condition of employment for all Federal employees to refrain from using illegal drugs on or off duty
Section 503 of Public Law 100-71Establishes uniformity among Federal agency drug testing plans, reliable and accurate drug testing, employee access to drug testing records, confidentiality of drug test results, and centralized oversight of the drug testing program
Federal Agency Program InformationBackground information on certification and oversight, the Interagency Coordinating Group, plan review certification, modification, and review

Guidance for Selection of Testing Designated Positions (TDPs)
Guidance for Selection of Testing Designated Positions (TDPs) (8/2/99)Consolidates changes resulting from court decisions into guidance for selection of TDPs, to provide agencies with a guide for their examination of TDPs, and to simplify the steps necessary to make changes to agency testing programs

Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs
HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective 11/1/04)Establishes the scientific and technical guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing programs and standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing for Federal agencies, under authority of section 503 of Pub.L. 100-71, 5 U.S.C. 7301 note, and E.O. No. 12564
HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective 9/1/94)HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective 9/1/1994)
Federal Register Notice Changing the Opiate Testing Cutoff Concentration (Effective 12/1/98)Federal Register Notice Changing the Opiate Testing Cutoff Concentration (Effective 12/1/1998)

Specific Federal Programs
(NRC, DOT, and DoD)
NRC's Fitness-for-Duty ProgramThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued requirements and standards for the establishment and maintenance of Fitness-for-Duty Programs, which include specifications for Drug-Free Workplace Programs
DOT's Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC)Publishes, implements, and provides interpretations of the drug and alcohol testing rules contained within 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 40
DoD's Counternarcotics HomepageEducates the public about what the Department of Defense does to execute its counterdrug responsibilities and advance the National Drug Control Strategy set out by the President