Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1010.09
June 22, 2012
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: DoD Civilian Employee Drug-Free Workplace Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive 1010.9 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with
the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for establishing and
maintaining a drug-free workplace program, including requirement of illegal drug use testing for
Federal civilian personnel.
c. Updates the DoD Civilian Employee Drug Testing Program pursuant to Executive Order
(E.O.) 12564 (Reference (c)) and section 7301 note of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(Reference (d)) in compliance with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”). The term “Military Services,” as used herein, refers to the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps (both Active and Reserve Components) and the National Guard.
(2) Federal civilian employees only. Federal civilian employees assigned either on detail
or on leave without pay to the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) as detailed in sections
3371 through 3375 of Reference (d), remain employees of their agency and are subject to this
Instruction.
