Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 17
November 23, 2015
Incorporating Change 2, May 26, 2022
HRD, WHS
SUBJECT: Civilian Employee Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Testing, and Control
Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE.
This administrative instruction (AI):
a. Reissues AI 17 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5110.04
(Reference (b)) and DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (c)), and consistent with References (d)
through (o).
b. Implements DoD policy and assigns responsibilities for the prevention of substance or
drug misuse among civilian employees.
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI applies to:
a. OSD, Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities that are serviced by Washington
Headquarters Services (WHS) (referred to collectively in this AI as the “WHS-serviced
Components”).
b. Employees of WHS-serviced Components located outside the Washington metropolitan
area who receive counseling, rehabilitation services, and drug testing through their servicing
civilian personnel office or under other applicable servicing agreements.
3. POLICY. The following policy, applicable to the WHS-serviced Components, is established
to implement the DoD policy in DoD Instruction 1010.09 (Reference (d)).
a. While on duty, DoD employees will be free of the effects of alcohol and drugs. Such
abuse is incompatible with maintaining high standards of performance, accomplishing the OSD
mission, and readiness.
