Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) establishes policy for a common identification standard for Federal employees and contractors and subsequently directed the Government-wide use of personal identity identification (PIV) cards. On June 30, 2008, in Executive Order 13467, “Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information”, the President directed the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to “continue to be responsible for developing and implementing uniform and consistent policies and procedures to ensure the effective, efficient and timely completion of investigations and adjudications relating to…eligibility for logical and physical access.” In order to assist agencies with credentialing determinations, OPM has published the following memorandums and Federal Investigations Notices identified below.