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Special Government Employee (SGE)

An officer or employee of the executive branch who is appointed to a position, with or without compensation, for not more than 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days, or who serves on an advisory committee. They are often experts or consultants.

Sensitive Position

A federal job that involves access to secret information, affects safety, security, or national security, or requires a very high level of trust and confidence. It also includes roles crucial to an agency's mission.

Agency

A broad term for any department, independent establishment, commission, administration, authority, board, or bureau of the U.S. government, including parts of the Executive Office of the President.

Controlled Substance

A drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession, or use is regulated by law, such as narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and anabolic steroids.

Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs

Rules and procedures set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that federal agencies must follow when conducting drug tests on their employees.

Civil Service

The permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military, judicial, and elected political appointments.