R 221300Z OCT 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 491/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC ARS//
SUBJ/PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/DOD MID 908/24JAN2003//
REF/B/INST/SECNAVINST 5510.30A/10MAR1999//
REF/C/NAVADMIN 261-03/DTG 262400Z SEP 03/-//
NARR/REF A IS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE DECISION 908, RE-ENGINEERING THE
PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM, WHICH TRANSFERS THE DEFENSE SECURITY
SERVICE (DSS) PSI MISSION TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
(OPM).  REF B IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY
PROGRAM REGULATION. REF C IS DON GUIDANCE REGARDING THE CHANGE OF
PSI SUBMISSION FROM DSS TO OPM.//
RMKS/1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2003, PSI'S FOR ALL MILITARY, INCLUDING
NEW ACCESSIONS, CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL WILL BE CONDUCTED
BY OPM, PER REF (A). DSS WILL RETAIN COGNIZANCE OVER ALL PSI
REQUESTS RECEIVED BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2003, BUT WILL TRANSFER ALL
REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2003 TO OPM. AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2003
COMMANDS MAY CHOOSE TO CONTINUE TO SUBMIT ELECTRONIC PERSONNEL
SECURITY QUESTIONNAIRE (EPSQ) REQUESTS THROUGH THE DSS PORTAL AND
SEPARATELY MAIL RELEASES, AGENCY USE FORMS, AND FINGERPRINT CARDS TO
DSS.  ALTERNATIVELY, UNITS MAY MAIL PSI REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO OPM
USING EITHER A PRINTED EPSQ WITH FINGERPRINT CARD (SF-87), OPM
AGENCY USE FORM AND EPSQ RELEASE FORM, OR A STANDARD FORM (SF) 86,
"QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS" AND FINGERPRINT CARD
(SF-87).  THE SF-86 FORM INCORPORATES THE AGENCY USE FORM AND
RELEASE FORM INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS.  REQUESTS
MAILED DIRECTLY TO OPM WILL BE OPENED MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY THAN EPSQ
REQUESTS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO DSS.
2. FOR ACCESSION SSBI'S, PLACE THE WORD "ACCESSIONS" IN BLOCK I
(POSITION CODE) OF THE OPM AGENCY USE FORM OR SF-86 NEXT TO THE
SUBJECT'S POSITION.  FOR EXAMPLE, "CRYPTOGRAPHER (ACCESSIONS)".
3. REF (A) FUNDED AN EXTENSION OF THE E-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE TO
AUTOMATE THE DOD PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM. THE JOINT PERSONNEL
ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS) IS UNDERGOING ENHANCEMENTS TO INTEGRATE
OPM'S ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INVESTIGATION PROCESSING (E-QIP).
ONCE INTEGRATED, E-QIP WILL REPLACE EPSQ, HOWEVER, UNTIL NOTIFIED
OTHERWISE COMMANDS WILL CONTINUE SUBMITTING REQUESTS USING ONE OF
THE OPTIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 1.
4. IN THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY AND READINESS, PERSONNEL DEPLOYED
IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS FOR ONE YEAR OR LESS MAY BE
PERMITTED ACCESS TO TOP SECRET CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOR UP TO ONE
YEAR, AS NEEDED TO PERFORM ASSIGNED DUTIES, BASED ON FINAL SECRET
SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, SINGLE SCOPE
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS (SSBI'S) WILL NOT BE REQUESTED TO SUPPORT
THESE SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENTS. THIS GUIDANCE APPLIES ONLY TO
ASSIGNMENTS OF LESS THAN ONE-YEAR AND DOES NOT APPLY TO NORTH
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) INFORMATION OR SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) ACCESS PER REFERENCE (B).
5. FOR PSI REQUEST PROCEDURES, CONSULT THE NAVY SECURITY WEBSITE AT
WWW.NAVYSECURITY@NAVY.MIL.  THE LINK IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE
AND IS LABELED 'PSI PROCEDURES'.
6. ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING PSI SUBMISSION AND OTHER INFORMATION AND
PERSONNEL SECURITY RELATED TOPICS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR W.T.
POTTS, JR., HQMC ARS, COMM (703) 614-2320, DSN 224-2320, NIPRNET AT
POTTSWT@HQMC.USMC.MIL.