Management Advisory Report: Volunteer Drug Use

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

The objective of this Management Advisory Report was to create an understanding of how drug use among Volunteers has affected the agency and its Volunteers since 2015, and how challenges in enforcement and data gathering have impeded agency efforts to address the problem. This report included six recommendations.

Date Issued:

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Peace Corps

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

IG-18-01-SR

Component, if applicable:

Agency-wide

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Review

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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Management_Advisory_Report_Volunteer_Drug_Use.pdf	1.94 MB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
We recommend that the Director of the Peace Corps provide country directors with additional support to resolve allegations of drug involvement under manual section 204, 3.5.1 and specifically consider the efficacy of reasonable suspicion drug testing as a means of doing so.
2	Open	Yes
We recommend that the Office of General Counsel review the evidentiary standard required to administratively separate a Volunteer suspected of involvement with drugs to determine whether the standard, and its application, is consistent with promoting the integrity of the program and continues to serve the policy interest of the Peace Corps.
3	Open	Yes
We recommend that the Director of the Peace Corps make necessary changes to policies, procedures, and forms related to Volunteer resignations and administrative separations, so that Volunteer files and early termination statistics include accurate information regarding unauthorized drug use.
4	Open	Yes
We recommend that the Director of the Peace Corps take effective steps to ensure ongoing compliance and consistency in implementation of the Volunteer separation recordation processes.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

We recommend that the Director of the Peace Corps provide country directors with additional support to resolve allegations of drug involvement under manual section 204, 3.5.1 and specifically consider the efficacy of reasonable suspicion drug testing as a means of doing so.

Open

Yes

We recommend that the Office of General Counsel review the evidentiary standard required to administratively separate a Volunteer suspected of involvement with drugs to determine whether the standard, and its application, is consistent with promoting the integrity of the program and continues to serve the policy interest of the Peace Corps.

Open

Yes