FT MEADE Do D CIVILIAN PROGRAM UPDATE LTC

FT MEADE Do. D CIVILIAN PROGRAM UPDATE LTC TIM LYONS FT MEADE FTDTL

CONTACT INFORMATION v. Cathy Jolin RPØ cathy. s. jolin@us. army. mil Ø 301 677 -3720 v. Dr Dale Haa. K (Proposed RP) Ødale. haak@us. army. mil Ø 301 677 -3833 v. LTC Timothy Lyons ØTimothy. lyons@us. army. mil Ø 301 677 -3807 v. Customer Service- 1 877 -267 -9394

OUTLINE v. LAB OVERVIEW v. MILESTONES v. STATISTICS v. NEW CONTRACTS v. SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES v. LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES

Department of Defense Certified Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratories US Navy DSL Great Lakes, l L US Army FTDTL Tripler AMC, H I US Army FTDTL Fort Meade, MD US Navy DSL Jacksonville, FL US Navy DSL US Air Force DTD San Diego, CA Brooks AFB, TX

CUSTOMERS v. Ft Meade ØActive Army ØReserves ØDo. D Civilians (FY 2000) v. Tripler, HI ØActive Army ØNational Guard (FY 99) ØCoast Guard (FY 99)

SERVICES v. Collection Support ØCollection Kits ØForms v. TESTING v. LITIGATION SUPPORT ØDocuments and Packets ØExpert Consultation and Witness v. Research and Development

CERTIFICATIONS v. HHS v. Do. D v. Only Laboratory with Duel Certifications

SPECIFICS v. Procedures ØCompliance with HHS ØSOPs v. Instrumentation v. Security v. Facility ØRenovations ØFlood

FT MEADE CIVILIAN TESTING HISTORY v Application sent to RTI 19 Sept 2000 v Eligibility notification 10 Oct 2000 v Third set of PTs and first Civilian Inspection March 2001 v Revised Inspection and PT Program April 2001 v Validation of Collection kits and CCF July 2001 v Certification granted OCT 2001 -Testing begins v Dept of Army Civilians only customers until Spring of 2005

MILESTONES FY 04/05/06 v. Oct 04 - Decision Considered to Terminate Program ØNo Funding ØNo Support ØToo Few Specimens-DA only v. Dec/Jan 05 - Initial DOI Contract Negotiations v. Jan 05 - Exceptional NLCP Inspection

MILESTONES v. Feb 05 - DOI SOW Developed/Pembroke MRO Services obtained v. Feb-Apr 05 - Preparation v. Apr 05 - Begin DOI/NSA Pilot Study v. May-Jun 05 - Expand Pilot Study (3) v. Jun-Oct 05 -Continue DOI testing (3) v. OCT 05 - FY 06 - Army, Navy, DOI ( NSA, NGA, Wash HQ)

MILESTONES v. Summer 06 - DOI additional agencies ? ? v. FY 07 - Additional Do. D ? ? ?

Laboratory Statistics v. Process up to 90, 000 samples/month. AVG 75, 000 (5 to 8, 000 CIV) v 3 shifts per day - 3 Officers & 70 civilian employees

Total Workload FY 05 v Tested 840, 000 total specimens (36, 438 civ) v Turn Around Time: ØNegative TAT: • 2. 49 days (mil) • 0. 13 days (3. 14 h) (civ) ØPositive TAT: • 6. 01 days (mil) • 2. 78 days (civ)

STATISTICS v. TAT FY 05 ØPositive- 3. 91 days ØNegative- 3. 14 hrs ØAverage- 4. 32 hrs v. TAT FY 06 ØPositive- 3. 65 days ØNegative- 11. 0 hrs ØAverage- 12. 1 hrs ØDiscrepancy- 1. 84 days

CHALLENGES v Increased Workload- 36, 000 FY 05 to 87, 000 FY 06 Ø DOI- NSA, NGA, WHS (29, 100) Ø Navy Civilians (31, 000) Ø DA Civilians (27, 000) v Increased Workload – 87, 000 to 134, 000 FY 07 ? ? • DOI (20, 400) • Air Force Civilians (23, 732) v Program not funded until FY 04 v Many LIMS menus were/are not compatible

CHALLENGES v Different procedures Ø Receiving Ø Screening- validity testing Ø GC-MS Methods Ø MRO Review- Transition to Pembrooke Ø Cut-offs v Two separate drug testing programs within lab – Ø Additional inspections (2 regulating agencies) Ø Certifications Ø Proficiencies Ø Blind Specimens Ø Training

STATISTICS v. Workload FY 05 Ø 36, 438 (3038/month) specimens Ø 0. 63 % rejected Ø 1. 43% positive rate v. Workload FY 06 Ø 2, 900 (Dec) 5, 631 (Jan) Ø 0. 44 % rejected ØPositive Rate • Navy- 0. 74% • DOI- 0. 30% • Army- 0. 36%

IMPACT v. Forced staffing changes Ø 3 rd shift ØAdditional personnel requirements- overhired in most sections. ØDesignated civilian testing teams v. Civilian Specimens priority over military v. Shifted Military Workload v. Improved Customer Service

SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES v. Improve Customer Service ØTrack forms and kits ØIncrease volume of kits and forms available ØImprove feedback on Discrepancies v. Certify Dr Haak as additional RP (Dr Schatz vacancy) v. Expand Testing to Additional Agencies v. Solicit additional Do. D customers

LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES v. Reorganize Laboratory into two separate divisions- military and civilian ØStaffing Reorganization ØFacility Renovations v. Certify Additional RP v. Comply with New Validity Testing Criteria ØConfirm Procedures ØExpand Adulterant Test Menu