R 161500Z NOV 01 ZYW
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//C4//
TO MARADMIN
INFO DON CIO WASHINGTON DC//CIO//
DON CIO WASHINGTON DC//CIO//
CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6/N64//
CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6/N64//
DMDC WASHINGTON DC//00//
DISA WASHINGTON DC//COS/DV//
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UNCLAS //N01545//
MARADMIN 566/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4/CP//
SUBJ/RESUMPTION OF COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) ISSUANCE//
REF/A/MARADMIN 362/01//
REF/B/ASECDEF MRM DOD CAC/16JAN01//
REF/C/DON CIO MSG/072356ZSEP01
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE RESUMPTION OF COMMON ACCESS
CARD (CAC) ISSUANCE TO MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL. THE CAC IS
THE NEW MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARD, REPLACING THE EXISTING GENEVA
CONVENTION MILITARY ID FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL, SELECTED
RESERVES, DOD CIVILIANS, AND ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS. THIS MESSAGE HAS
BEEN COORDINATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NAVY (DON) CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER (CIO), HQMC M&RA, AND MARCORSYSCOM.
2. BACKGROUND. REF A ANNOUNCED SUSPENSION OF CAC ISSUANCE TO MARINE
CORPS PERSONNEL UNTIL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WERE IMPLEMENTED FOR BOTH
THE CAC AND PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) PROGRAMS. SINCE THE
RELEASE OF REF A, SEVERAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED,
INCLUDING TRANSITION OF ISSUANCE SYSTEM FROM BETA TO PRODUCTION
(PKI RELEASE 3.0), UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ISSUANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND AVAILABILITY OF A NEW AND IMPROVED SMART CARD
PLATFORM FOR THE CAC (SCHLUMBERGER CARD). THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE
RESULTED IN REDUCED, MORE CONSISTENT ISSUANCE TIMES (AVERAGES BELOW
THE GOAL OF 15 MINUTES), INCREASED STABILITY OF THE ISSUANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IMPROVED SYSTEM SECURITY. ADDITIONALLY,
MODIFICATIONS TO EMAIL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATES (REF A) ARE
FORTHCOMING AND WILL BE INCORPORATED PRIOR TO MARINE CORPS
REQUIREMENT FOR LOGON TO THE NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET (NMCI).
3. POLICY. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ARE
AUTHORIZED AND ENCOURAGED TO RECEIVE CACS. AS LOCAL RAPIDS
WORKSTATIONS ARE UPGRADED TO SUPPORT CAC ISSUANCE, COMMANDS
SHOULD TAKE ACTIONS TO FACILITATE CAC ISSUANCE TO ALL PERSONNEL AS
INDICATED ABOVE. TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION TO AND RECOGNITION OF
THE CAC AS THE NEW MILITARY IDENTIFICATION CARD, DOD HAS GRANTED
A WAIVER WHICH ALLOWS UNIFORMED MILITARY PERSONNEL RECEIVING CACS
TO RETAIN THEIR DD FORM 2 (GREEN ID CARD) UNTIL 14 DEC 01. IF AN
INDIVIDUAL’S DD FORM 2 HAS EXPIRED, THEY WILL BE ISSUED A NEW DD
FORM 2 WITH A 14 DEC 01 EXPIRATION DATE BEFORE BEING ISSUED THE CAC.
PERSONNEL WHO WERE ISSUED A CAC BEFORE THIS WAIVER WAS GRANTED WILL
NOT BE ISSUED A DD FORM 2 AFTER THE FACT SINCE THAT WOULD CAUSE ALL
THEIR CAC PKI CERTIFICATES TO BE REVOKED AND REQUIRE A NEW CAC TO
BE ISSUED.
4. IMPLEMENTATION. A SCHEDULED 15-MONTH DOD-WIDE UPGRADE OF RAPIDS
WORKSTATIONS RESUMED DURING NOV 01. SPECIFIC DATES FOR USMC
INSTALLATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR BY M&RA. THE CURRENT
DOD MANDATE FOR ISSUANCE TO ALL PERSONNEL IS OCT 02 (REF B).
ALTHOUGH THIS MILESTONE IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE BY AT LEAST 9 MONTHS
(JUL 03), AGGRESSIVE ISSUANCE MUST BEGIN IMMEDIATELY TO FACILITATE
A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND TO PREVENT FUTURE BOTTLENECKS AT RAPIDS
WORKSTATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAC AND ASSOCIATED PKI CERTIFICATES
ARE REQUIRED FOR NAVY-MARINE CORPS INTRANET (NMCI) INTERFACE,
THEREBY REQUIRING ORGANIZATIONS TRANSITIONING TO NMCI TO OBTAIN
CACS PRIOR TO THE DOD-MANDATED MILESTONES. TO ASSIST IN PLANNING
CAC ISSUANCE APPOINTMENTS, AND THEREBY MINIMIZING TIME AWAY FROM
WORK, THE DON CIO HAS DEVELOPED A WEB-BASED APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING
TOOL THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL ACTIVITIES PLANNING CAC ISSUANCE
(REF C). THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE
WWW.DONSMARTCARD.COM.
5. POC AT C4 IS MAJ MORRIS, DSN 223-3491, COM 703-693-3491, EMAIL:
MORRISDE@HQMC.USMC.MIL. POC AT M&RA IS MS. MARY STROZ, DSN
278-9529, COM 703-784-9529, EMAIL: STROZM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
POC AT MARCORSYSCOM (MARINE CORPS SMART CARD-CAC PROGRAM OFFICE)
IS LTCOL BECK, DSN 278-0874, COM 703-784-0874,
EMAIL: BECKTT@MCSC.USMC.MIL.//
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