The Nation - News from Sept. 11, 1986
The White House Domestic Policy Council recommended that President Reagan approve mandatory drug tests for the 1.1 million government employees in sensitive positions--roughly half the federal work force. The Cabinet-level advisory body, headed by Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III, failed to agree on whether to recommend that all government job applicants be tested or whether the tests should be limited to people seeking sensitive jobs. Reagan is expected to decide the issue today when he reviews the council’s recommendations.
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