NED Training Schedule for March, 2014

The HSPD-12 Program Office will be offering two NED classes in March, 2014. This training is designed to help beginners and advanced users quickly master NED in a hands-on computer lab environment. All classes are FREE!      

How to Enroll

The NED courses are posted on the CIT Training site where visitors can view availability for any class and receive a confirmation immediately after registering. The catalog of NED classes is posted at http://training.cit.nih.gov/coursecatalog.aspx under "General Seminars."     

When you see a course you want to take, just click on the course name (listed in the right column of the table). You'll be taken to the HHS Learning Management System (LMS) where you can register for the course online.

To log onto the HHS Learning Management System you can use either your PIV card and PIN or your NIH credentials. If you experience any difficulties accessing the LMS, please contact the CIT Training Program at 301-594-6248 or send an e-mail to: cittraining@mail.nih.gov. 

Also, the HSPD-12 Program Office will continue to post the NED training schedule in DPSAC News and on the DPSAC website at:  

http://www.ors. od.nih.gov/ser/dpsac/Training/Pages/nedweb.aspx.  

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Now Requiring Agencies to Review and Release e-QIP Before Issuing Badges

Not Entering New Hire Information into NED prior to EOD Likely to Delay Badge Issuance for Days, Weeks or Longer!

Until now, DPSAC has been able to issue an HHS ID Badge once DPSAC has received confirmation back from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that the fingerprints are 'clean,' and DPSAC has received the completed electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) forms from the new hire.  

Due to recent updates to the Federal standards (FIPS 201-2) regulating the implementation of HSPD-12, NIST and OPM are now requiring all agencies to hold off issuing new badges until each individual's e-QIP forms have been submitted by the candidate, reviewed by the respective agency and released to OPM. Note: there are NO exceptions! 

For DPSAC to meet this new challenge -- of reviewing each candidate's e-QIP forms and releasing them to OPM -- it's imperative that AOs enter the individual into NED as soon as possible, and prior to EOD. If an individual is not entered into NED prior to EOD, DPSAC will not have access to the information it needs to review the case prior to submitting the questionnaires to OPM.  

This delay will have a domino effect, and will likely cause the applicant to wait several weeks to get his or her new HHS ID Badge. DPSAC is urging AOs to put these individuals in NED as early as possible to avoid this major inconvenience to their new staff members.  

News Briefs

New Video on the HHS ID Badge Issuance Process --  'Getting an HHS ID Badge,' a four-minute video produced by the HSPD-12 Program Office, helps viewers understand the process of getting an HHS ID Badge and outlines the four steps that make up the badge issuance process.

This helpful video is now posted on the NIH YouTube channel and can be viewed directly using the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Xq5v k7irwHs . The video is also posted on the DPSAC website (http://idbadge.nih.gov) under the 'What's New' section of the main page.

The NIH administrative community and DPSAC staff will want to add this video to their toolbox to help new staff navigate the HHS ID Badge issuance process.

E-Mail Scam Requesting Money for Security Clearance Certificates Hits NIH -- the NIH Police recently alerted the NIH security community to a bogus e-mail that appears to be targeting foreign nationals at NIH. The e-mail is made to appear as if it originates from the United States Treasury Department and directs the recipient to contact the Department of Homeland Security and to "send the DHS the sum of $350 Dollars only for the issuing of the Clearance Certificate."