DPSAC News
A bi-weekly newsletter from the Division of Personnel Security and Access Control
Providing timely information to help keep NIH safe and secure.

April 25, 2018 Issue of DPSAC News
DPSAC Posts Revised Guidelines to Request
 Badge Services at Remote Locations
For individuals who need NIH badge services but will not be working on an NIH campus or visiting an NIH campus, remote enrollment and issuance services may be the only option.
 
The Division of Personnel Security and Access Control (DPSAC) can help to coordinate non-routine enrollments (photo/fingerprints), badge issuance, and badge maintenance services with other HHS Operating Divisions for employees who reside in areas that are far removed from NIH campus locations.

HHS has Program Support Center (PSC) offices that offer badge services in the following cities: Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City (MO), Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, and Irvine (CA ).

Additional locations may also be available on a case by case basis through other HHS Operating Divisions.

DPSAC recently revised its instructions for applying for remote badge services on its website at:

When these services are needed, Administrative Officers (AOs) should complete the “Request for Remote Badging Services Form" provided on that site (click here to view) and submit it to DPSAC so that the coordination/approval process can be initiated.

See the website for other important instructions for completing the application process.

In The News
Division of International Services (DIS) to Host 16 th Annual Immigration Conference
 
When: May 3 and May 4, 2018
Where: Building 45 (The Natcher Building)
The NIH administrative community will have an opportunity to hone their skills and knowledge to successfully navigate the recruitment and retention of visiting foreign national scientists in the NIH Visiting Program.
 
DIS and DPSAC partner to reprise one of the conference’s most popular sessions: “Badge Clearance for Foreign Nationals.”
 
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!! Closes April 27 .
 
Do not lend your ID badge to anyone! -- lending out your ID badge is prohibited. The issuance of ID badges is based on strict identity proofing and the determination of one's suitability for a specific position classification. To do so is a criminal offense!

ALT cards -- should be returned to the IC ALT card coordinator - NOT to the Division of Personnel Security and Access Control (DPSAC).

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Safety Corner

IRS Warns "Don't fall prey to these worst of the worst tax scams":

Q. Where can I find information about the Background Investigations "Tier" system?

A. As reported in the April 11, 2018 DPSAC News, DPSAC adopted the Background Investigation Tiers naming convention used by OPM and now uses the ‘Tiers’ system exclusively.

Each position at NIH is assigned a level of risk and sensitivity that determines the kind of background check that is required for that position.

Click here for a full description of the five tiers and their corresponding background investigations.

This information is also found on the DPSAC website at:
A biweekly e-newsletter from the National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Personnel Security and Access Control (ORS/DPSAC) to keep its readers informed of personnel security and access control policies and practices designed to safeguard the NIH and its workforce. DPSAC is responsible for verifying personal identity, validating suitability, reviewing background checks, authorizing facility access and issuing ID badges for NIH personnel. 

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