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Civilian Testing Policy

The purpose of civilian substance abuse testing is to promote a work force free of the effects of drug abuse and the misuse of alcohol.

Army has in place a comprehensive Drug-Free Workplace (DFW) program and a Department of Transportation (DOT) Workplace alcohol and drug testing program that includes policies and procedures for:

The identification of illegal drug use and the misuse of alcohol through substance abuse testing on a carefully controlled and monitored basis;
Professional Substance Evaluation and Employee Assistance;
Supervisory Training; and
Employee Education.

Department of Transportation (DOT)
The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 requires drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines and other transportation industries. DOT publishes rules on who must conduct drug and alcohol tests, how to conduct those tests and what procedures to use when testing. Encompassed in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 40, the Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC) publishes, implements and provides authoritative interpretations of these rules.
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
Executive Order 12564, dated September 15, 1986 established the goal of a Drug Free Federal (DFW) workplace. The Order made it a condition of employment for all Federal employees to refrain from using illegal drugs on or off-duty. Find out more about the DFW program.

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