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DOE is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace.
To that end, contractors applying for positions that
require an access authorization (security clearance)
must undergo and pass a drug test in accordance with
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 710, Workplace
Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites (10 CFR 707).
In March 2008, the DOE Office of Procurement issued
Acquisition Letter 2008-03, Rev.1, which instructed
Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs) to assure
their organization's contractors conform to 10 CFR
707 requirements. Specifically, contracts were to
be modified to require the contractor to drug test
all of their employees applying for an initial access
authorization and establish a process to randomly
select employees with access authorizations for a
drug test.
The Office of Headquarters Personnel Security Operations
(HS-1.32) has allowed more than a year for these contract
modifications to be made and is now ready to implement
this requirement. Effective 30 days from the date
of this HSO Spotlight, all new request packages for
initial DOE access authorizations submitted to HS-1.32
for a contractor must include either a copy of the
laboratory report showing the results of the contractor's
drug test or a statement attesting to the date, location
and results of the drug test that was conducted. Drug
test results must be dated within 30 days of the date
of the access authorization request. A new drug test
will not be required for an applicant who already
possesses a current access authorization from DOE
or another federal agency, or whose access authorization
may be reinstated without the need for a new federal
background investigation pursuant to Executive Order
12968, Access to Classified Information, Sections
3.3 (c ) and (d).
Note that the drug testing requirement has already
been fully implemented by the Office of Human Capital
Management for DOE Federal employees; HSOs do not
need to provide the drug testing results for these
employees.
If you have any questions about this HSO Spotlight,
please contact Stephanie S. Grimes in the Office of
Headquarters Personnel Security Operations at (301) 903-4175.
HSO Program Manager Comment: The Headquarters Facilities
Master Security Plan is currently being updated. The
need for drug test results will be included in the
personnel security section describing what documents
must be submitted along with a request for an access
authorization.
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