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2.2 Credentialing Requirements

NIST PIV and digital identity FIPS 201-3 against FIPS 201-2
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modified 2 Common Identification, Security, and Privacy Requirements part of 2

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Credentialing Requirements

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Before · FIPS 201-2

Federal departments and agencies shall use the credentialing guidance issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 4 and OMB 5 .

After · FIPS 201-3

Federal departments and agencies shallSHALL use the credentialing guidanceeligibility standards issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 3 and OMB. 4

Federal departments and agencies must follow investigative requirements established by the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent and the Security Executive Agent. Departments and agencies SHALL use position designation guidance issued by the Executive Agents. The designation of the position determines the prerequisite investigative requirement. Individuals being processed for a PIV Card SHALL receive the required investigation and are subject to any applicable reinvestigation or continuous vetting requirements to maintain their PIV eligibility.

The minimum requirement for PIV Credential eligibility determination is a completed and favorably adjudicated Tier 1 investigation, formerly called a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI). 5

For individuals for whom no prior investigation exists, the appropriate required investigation SHALL be initiated with the authorized federal investigative service provider and the FBI NCHC portion of the background investigation SHALL be completed and favorably adjudicated prior to PIV Card issuance.

3 For example, [FCS] and [CSP] or subsequ ent standards. 4 For example, OMB [M-05-24]. 5 NACI investigations were replaced with Tier 1 investigations upon implementation of the 2012 Federal Investigative Standards. Once the investigation is completed, the authorized adjudicative entity SHALL adjudicate the investigation and report the final eligibility determination to the Central Verification System (or successor) and, if applicable, their enrollment in the Continuous Vetting Program as defined in [EO 13764]. This determination SHALL be recorded in or referenced by the PIV enrollment record to reflect PIV eligibility for the PIV cardholder.

For full guidance on PIV credentialing investigative and adjudicative requirements, to include continuous vetting, issuers must work closely with their personnel security/suitability offices to ensure adherence to the latest federal personnel vetting guidance as provided by the Executive Agents.