HHS urged to move on oral fluid drug testing A group of lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to take action to allow oral fluid drug testing for federally-regulated workplace drug testing programs. Oral fluid testing was approved for use in 2023, yet no laboratory has been able to achieve certification because of regulatory barriers at the Food and Drug Administration, the lawmakers wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The group

Here are the links to a 2 part expose about loopholes that created openings for people posing as qualified SAPs . They are registered in the Clearinghouse, collecting money and making entries in the Clearinghouse. Drivers are not being assessed, are not going to education or treatment and in many cases not actually taking a RTD test. These are must reading for SAPs... Part 1 “1 in 85: The cocaine‑positive truck driver turned pretend SAP cleared 1,000 drug violations”https://w

Marijuana has been reclassified from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. Now, many DOT-regulated employers are asking the same question: Does this change anything for DOT drug testing? The short answer is no, not from a DOT compliance standpoint. What does the marijuana reclassification change? The federal government now recognizes some accepted medical marijuana use with lower risk; however, marijuana is still not federally legal. All DOT-regulated employers must stil

DOT OFFICE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY AND COMPLIANCE NOTICE On December 18, 2025, the President of the United States issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Justice to complete the rescheduling process of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). We have had inquiries about what impact this Executive Order will have on the Department of Transportation’s longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safe

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Federal workforce drug testing guidelines have been approved to remove screening for MDMA—which has only rarely appeared in workers’...

By John Worthen - September 3, 2024 The Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed shifting marijuana from Schedule I (substances...

Alternative Testing Method Was Approved More Than a Year Ago U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing of truck drivers using oral...

Thousands of truck drivers risk losing their commercial driving privileges in a matter of months due to violations recorded in a federal...

USAJOBS - Job Announcement Policy and Technical Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Drug...

Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. The Department of Justice proposes to transfer...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The DEA’s proposal, which still must...

As more states legalize marijuana, a new federal report shows that the number of positive drug tests among commercial drivers fell last...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 14-16 this year with a focus on two...

More than eight years in the making, federal trucking regulators have finally approved a new — albeit scaled down — version of the 2024...

Sets out guidelines for SAP remote assessments. Clarifies the SAPs geographic limitations. You must abide by the geographic limitations...

A federal drug advisory group has begun the cumbersome process of placing fentanyl on the list of drugs to test federal safety-sensitive...

Introduces the employer option to add oral fluid drug testing. The U.S. Department of Transportation has published regulations...