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MARADMIN 036/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASH DC/ARS//
SUBJ/DEFENSE CLEARANCE INVESTIGATIONS INDEX (DCII)//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5510.30A//
RMKS/1. THE REFERENCE OUTLINES THE PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING ACCESS
TO THE DEFENSE CLEARANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS INDEX (DCII).
2. THE DEFENSE CLEARANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS INDEX (DCII) IS THE
SINGLE, AUTOMATED CENTRAL REPOSITORY THAT IDENTIFIES PERSONNEL
SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(DOD) INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES. THE DCII ALSO INCLUDES DATA ON
PERSONNEL SECURITY DETERMINATIONS (ADJUDICATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE NAVY CENTRAL ADJUDICATION FACILITY (DONCAF)). WHILE DSS AND
DONCAF CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND ADJUDICATIONS, IT IS THE COMMANDER
WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANTING ACCESS. COMMAND SECURITY MANAGERS
MUST HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION FOR THE
COMMANDER. APPENDIX E OF THE REFERENCE SETS FORTH THE GUIDELINES
FOR REQUESTING ACCESS TO DCII. INFORMATION ON DCII CAN ALSO BE FOUND
ON THE DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE (DSS) WEBSITE AT WWW.DSS.MIL.
3. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST ACCESS TO DCII AS OUTLINED
IN THE REFERENCE. ALL REQUESTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO DEFENSE
SECURITY SERVICE ATTN: DD44 (SYSTEMS ACCESS CENTER) VIA CHIEF
OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (NO9N2) WITH A COPY TO HEADQUARTERS MARINE
CORPS (ARS). REQUESTS VIA FAX TO HQMC (ARS) WILL BE ACCEPTED AND
FORWARDED BY THIS OFFICE TO CNO TO MEET OPERATIONAL NEEDS.
4. UPON APPROVAL, THE DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE (DSS) WILL PROVIDE
THE REQUESTING UNIT, INFORMATION ON HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS. SOFTWARE COST (SMART PASS) IS BORNE BY DSS, NOT
THE USING UNIT AS IS INDICATED ON THE DSS WEBSITE. MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS ARE: 133+ MHZ PROCESSOR; WINDOWS 95, NT, OR 98;
24-32MB RAM; 17MB HARDDRIVE SPACE; NETSCAPE BROWSER 3.0 OR
MS IE 4.0+; ADOBE ACROBAT VIEWER 3.0+; ACCESS TO INTERNET;
DIAL-UP VIA 28.8+ KBPS (KILOBYTES PER SECOND) MODEM.
5. REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO DCII WILL BE GRANTED TO ALL COMMANDS
THAT REQUIRE DCII IN MEETING MISSION REQUIREMENTS.
6. CURRENT DON POLICY AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO INFORMATION
AND PERSONNEL SECURITY CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NAVYSECURITY.NAVY.MIL.
FOR ADDITIONAL USMC ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION CONTACT MAJOR
E.M. HENSEN/SECURITY OFFICER HQMC AT HENSENEM@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR
MSGT C. WHEELER/OPERATIONS CHIEF, SECURITY BRANCH (ARS) AT
WHEELERC@HQMC.USMC.MIL. PHONE CONTACT CAN BE MADE BY CALLING
COMM (703) 614-2320 OR DSN 224-2320. FAX COMM (703) 697-4035.//
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