R 170041Z JAN 08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
SUBJ:REALTIME AUTOMATED PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (RAPIDS) VERSION 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR USMC
MARADMIN 053/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4 IA//
SUBJ/REALTIME AUTOMATED PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (RAPIDS) /VERSION 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR USMC//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/HSPD 12/YMD:20040827//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/FIPS PUB 201/YMD:20050225//
REF/C/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/312316ZJAN/2007// POC/JOSEPH S. UCHYTIL/MAJ/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:DSN 223-3490 /TEL:703-693-3490/EMAIL:JOSEPH.UCHYTIL@USMC.MIL//
POC/CHRISTINE HESEMANN/CTR/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:DSN 223-3490 /TEL:703-693-3490/EMAIL:CHRISTINE.HESEMANN.CTR@USMC.MIL//
POC/MARY STROZ/CIV/M AND RA/-/TEL:DSN 278-9529/TEL:703-784-9529 /EMAIL:MARY.STROZ@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE 12 (HSPD 12) WHICH ESTABLISHES A MANDATORY, GOVERNMENT WIDE COMMON IDENTIFICATION STANDARD FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. REF B IS FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS) PUBLICATION (PUB) 201 WHICH SPECIFIES PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. REF C IS MARADMIN 066/07 WHICH PROVIDED INITIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE RAPIDS VERSION 7 SOFTWARE UPGRADE.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE REVISED PLAN TO UPGRADE THE RAPIDS WORKSTATIONS FROM SOFTWARE VERSION 6.5 TO VERSION 7 IN ORDER TO PERMIT ISSUANCE OF PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) COMPLIANT CREDENTIALS AS MANDATED BY REF A AND STANDARDIZED BY REF B. THE INITIAL SCHEDULE PRESENTED IN REF C WAS PLACED ON AN OPERATIONAL HOLD DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SOFTWARE. THIS MESSAGE SUPERCEDES REF C.
2. BEGINNING JANUARY 2008 AND CONTINUING THROUGH DECEMBER 2008, RAPIDS WORKSTATIONS AT ID CARD ISSUANCE FACILITIES WILL UPGRADE TO RAPIDS VERSION 7. THIS UPGRADE INVOLVES SOFTWARE CHANGES TO THE LOCAL WORKSTATIONS AND THE MOVEMENT OF SERVER HARDWARE FROM LOCAL HOSTING TO A DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC) HOSTED FACILITY. UPGRADE AT EACH LOCATION WILL TAKE A MINIMUM OF TWO DAYS AND MAXIMUM OF FOUR DAYS. ID CARD ISSUANCE FACILITIES WILL BE UNABLE TO ISSUE ANY FORM OF ID CARD DURING THEIR SCHEDULED UPGRADE PERIOD.
3. MARINE CORPS SITE ROLLOUT SCHEDULE AND RELATED INFORMATION IS LOCATED AT HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/CAC.ASP UNDER THE "CAC TRANSITION INFORMATION" SECTION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH SITE SECURITY MANAGER (SSM) TO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE.
4. ACTIONS
A. RAPIDS SITE SECURITY MANAGERS (SSM) ARE REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT DURING THE UPGRADE OF THEIR SITE.
B. LOCAL INSTALLATION COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFICATION OF ID CARD ISSUANCE FACILITY CLOSURE DURING THE UPGRADE PERIOD IDENTIFIED IN THE ROLLOUT SCHEDULE.
C. HQMC C4 IA HAS COORDINATED ALL FIREWALL MODIFICATIONS TO THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS INTRANET (NMCI) AND SERVER TRANSITION ON AN ENTERPRISE LEVEL.
D. CARDSTOCK USED WITH SOFTWARE VERSION 7 WILL DIFFER FROM THAT USED WITH VERSION 6.5. AS SITES DEPLETE EXISITING CARDSTOCK, DMDC WILL DISTRIBUTE PIV COMPLIANT CARDSTOCK. SITES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF CARDSTOCK AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF OLD STOCK ON HAND BEFORE UPGRADE BY COORDINATING WITH THE USMC SERVICE PROJECT OFFICER (SPO), MARY STROZ.
5. COMMANDERS SHALL ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH WIDEST MEANS, INCLUDING POSTING ON ORGANIZATIONAL BULLETIN BOARDS.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN DIRECTOR C4/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//