The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance
for implementing a presidential directive signed last year
requiring the development and implementation of a mandatory,
government-wide identification standard for federal
employees and contractors.
The Directive, “Policy for a Common Identification Standard
for Federal Employees and Contractors,” states that
department and agency heads must conduct background
investigations, adjudicate the results, and issue identity
credentials to employees and contractors that require
long-term access to federally controlled facilities and-or
information systems.
Detailed instructions and timelines for individual
departments and agencies can be found in the guidance,
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/index.html
