Federal Daily - April 28, 2008
Latest HSPD-12 Numbers Show Low Completion Rate
The latest agency status reports on Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) implementation
efforts released by the Office of Management and Budget on April 23 show that as of March 1, few of
the Personal Identification Verification (PIV) credentials mandated by HSPD-12 have been issued so
far. While over 2.5 million, or 59 percent, of federal employees (including military personnel) have
completed background investigations for the IDs—and more than 500,000 contractors have completed
background investigations—to date only 143,260 PIV credentials have been issued to employees,
and 36,102 to contractors. The numbers translate into PIV completion rates of 3.3 percent and 2.9 percent
for employees and contractors, respectively.
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/HSPD-12_StatusReportDetails-Q2FY08.pdf.
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DOJ to Add 99 Positions at Southwest Border
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced April 24 that it will add 64 Assistant U.S. Attorneys and
35 contract support staff positions to expand the prosecution of criminal activity along the Southwest
border. A $7 million allocation this fiscal year will fund the additions in offices in the Southern
District of California, the District of Arizona, the District of New Mexico, the Southern District
of Texas, and the Western District of Texas, DOJ said. “This infusion of resources will provide
for new prosecutors and staff as part of the department’s comprehensive, but flexible, strategy
to fight crime along the border,” said Deputy Attorney General Mark R. Filip. The funding is
part of DOJ allocations appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Act. For FY 2009,
DOJ has requested $100 million in new funding to add further staff along the Southwest Border. To see
more, go to: www.usdoj.gov/03press/03_1_1.html.
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FRTIB Publishes Final Reg to Limit Interfund Transfers
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) on April 24 announced that it has published
the final regulation to limit the number of interfund transfer requests to two per calendar month.
Once the limit is reached, any additional interfund transfers will be restricted to the Government
Securities Investment (G) Fund until the first day of the next calendar month. The rule becomes effective
on May 1. To see more, go to: www.tsp.gov/curinfo/whatsnew.html.
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