The White House Office of Management and Budget released a report detailing agencies in compliance the HSPD-12, the presidential order mandating interoperable ID cards throughout the federal government.
The agencies, which reported as of March 1, told OMB:
• Fewer than 1% of federal employees that agencies have identified as requiring credentials based on their long-term access to federal facilities or information systems have received Personal Identification Verification credentials;
• More than 2.5 million, or 59%, of federal employees, including military personnel, have completed background investigations;
- More than 500,000, or 42%, of contractors have completed background investigations;
- Some 36,000, or 3% of contractors have received credentials;
- 141,000 had completed the enrollment process
“HSPD-12 is part of the Administration’s overall plans to enhance security and is closely aligned with other ongoing security initiatives and plans for improving physical security to implement recommendations of the 9-11 Commission,” said Karen Evans, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology. “Agencies are requested to take full advantage of the capabilities of the new identity credentials and agencies and have been requested to prepare documented plans for leveraging the capabilities of the credentials.”
OMB says resources are available for agencies to comply with the mandate. The GSA can issue a maximum of 60,000 credentials per month once agencies complete the data entry for sponsorship of employees and contractors and ensure they are scheduled for enrollment. The GSA is servicing 70 customer agencies runs more than 67 enrollment centers equipped with 88 enrollment machines.
Thirty-two of the 67 centers are within the Washington D.C. area allowing agencies to credential the estimated 160,000 personnel in the area. Additional sites have been strategically located to service large population areas across the country.
The full reports can be downloaded here. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
