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Safeguards and Security Division (SC-31.3)
Personnel Security

Personnel Security

The Office of Science, Safeguards and Security Division provides personnel security support to all SC employees and contractors in the SC HQ area. The services provided include but are not limited to the following areas.

Access Authority Requests: A request for access authorization shall be processed only when the need-for-access is clearly justified. A determination will be made on the type (Q or L) required, to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of DOE funds and other resources and the unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy.

Building Access Only (BAO): This access only allows unescorted entry into a HQ facility and/or compound open area(s) and does not authorize access to classified material.

Secret (L): L Access Authorization shall be requested when the duties of the position require access to any of the following:
  • Confidential Restricted Data
  • Secret or Confidential Formerly Restricted Data
  • Secret or Confidential National Security Information
  • Pre-Employment and Pre-Processing Requirements
Top Secret (Q): Q Access Authorization shall be requested when the duties of the position require access to any of the following:
  • Top Secret or Secret Restricted Data
  • Top Secret Formerly Restricted Data
  • Top Secret National Security Information
  • Any category or level of classified matter designated as "COMSEC," "CRYPTO" or "Sensitive Compartmented Information"

Badge Requests

Please contact the GTN Badge Office/B-106, FORS Badge Office/1G-033 or Safeguards and Security Office GTN/F-241 to acquire a DOE Form 473.2 Security Badge Request Card.

Badge Request Process

Local Non-PIV Badge Memorandum

Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Badge Request

IPA Memorandum

IPA Badge Card Example

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Click on this ATS form for information on how to determine your current security investigation status. It may be best to print this tri-fold paper to completely understand the instructions for checking your investigation status.

Security Clearance (access authority) Forms

Summary of your Rights under the Fair Credit Act

Declaration for Federal Employment, OF 306

Optional Application for Federal Employment - OF 612

Security Investigation Form

Non-disclosure Agreement, SF-312

Security Acknowledgement, DOE F 5631.18

Security Termination Statement, 5631.29

Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing system (e-QIP)

The Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing system. e-QIP is part of an e-government initiative sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management. e-QIP allows applicants to electronically enter, update, and transmit their personal investigative data over a secure Internet connection to their employing agency for review and approval.

Once you have been notified that you have access, you have 30 days to login using your social security number. Once you are logged in, answer the golden questions (City of Birth, Year of Birth, Last Name). After initially logging in, you may change your golden questions to ensure the security of your data.

Note: If you have are unable to log in, click on the Tools menu option at the top of your browser and click on it. In the drop down menu that appears, find and click on Internet Options. The Internet Options window will then appear. Across the top you will see 7 tab buttons, click on the last one on the right called "Advanced". A list with several subheadings will appear. Scroll down to the very bottom of the list and check the box next to "Use TLS 1.0." It will be the fourth selection from the bottom of the list. When you have check that box, click OK and try logging in again.

After successfully logging in and changing your golden questions, e-QIP presents you with the Main Menu. Select Enter Your Data from the Main Menu. The first time you access this option, you will be presented with a screen instructing you to read two documents. You should read and understand these documents, check the checkboxes, and submit.

Subsequently you can enter your personal data. To check the completeness of your data, validate your data by selecting Validate from the Main Menu. Provide any additional data required.

When you are satisfied that your form is complete, select Display Your Data from the Main Menu. Print your form on paper and sign each form that has a blank for your signature. Select Certify/Submit Form from the Main Menu. Follow the instructions and Submit.

To access e-QIP, and for more complete instructions and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit: http://www.opm.gov/e-QIP/index.asp

E-QIP Users Processing Guide: This guide is designed to walk you thought the Office of Personnel's Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing system. It gives step by step procedures on the proper initiation and utilization of the system by the user. It will also minimize the time it takes to get started and complete. If this guide does not answer your user questions please contact your e-QIP process initiator for assistance.

Personal Identity Verification (PIV)

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, signed by the President on August 27, 2004, established the requirements for a common identification standard for identification credentials issued by Federal departments and agencies to Federal employees and contractors (including contractor employees) for gaining physical access to Federally controlled facilities and logical access to Federally controlled information systems. HSPD 12 directs the Department of Commerce to develop a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) publication to define such a common identification credential. In accordance with HSPD 12, this standard defines the technical requirements for the identity credential that—
  • Is issued based on sound criteria for verifying an individual employee’s identity
  • Is strongly resistant to identity fraud, tampering, counterfeiting, and terrorist exploitation
  • Can be rapidly authenticated electronically
PIV OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS
  • Is issued only by providers whose reliability has been established by an official accreditation process.
This standard defines authentication mechanisms offering varying degrees of security. Federal departments and agencies will determine the level of security and authentication mechanisms appropriate for their applications. This standard does not specify access control policies or requirements for Federal departments and agencies. Therefore, the scope of this standard is limited to authentication of an individual’s identity. Access authorization decisions are outside the scope of this standard.

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Request

HSS PIV Requirements

I-9

PIV Process

PIV Procedures for Contractors

PIV Procedures for Federal Employees

PIV-II Procedures

Green Badge Memorandum