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TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05510//
NAVADMIN 261/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/SEP//
 
SUBJ/PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION (PSI) CHANGES//
 
REF/A/DOC/DOD MID 908/24JAN2003/-/-/NOTAL//
 
REF/B/INST/SECNAVINST 5510.30A/10MAR1999//
 
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.//
POC/FRANCINE STEPHENS/GS-12/CNO N09N2/LOC:TEL: (202) 433-8858
/TEL:DSN: 288-8858//
 
RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2003, PSI'S FOR ALL MILITARY, 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, MAIL
PSI REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO OPM USING EITHER A PRINTED EPSQ WITH
FINGERPRINT CARD, AGENCY USE AND RELEASE FORM, OR USING A STANDARD
FORM (SF) 86, "QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS" AND
FINGERPRINT CARD.  REQUESTS MAILED DIRECTLY TO OPM WILL BE OPENED
QUICKER THAN EPSQ REQUESTS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO DSS.
 
2.  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.
 
3.  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 ACCESS PER REFERENCE (B).
 
4.  FOR PSI REQUEST PROCEDURES, CONSULT THE NAVY SECURITY WEBSITE AT
WWW.NAVYSECURITY@NAVY.MIL.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM P. A. TRACEY, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
 
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