RFI for nationwide law-enforcement database

The Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness (OSEP), is the agency's physical and protective security authority. As such, OSEP is charged with implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which ensures the quality and security of identification used to gain access to agency facilities and information systems, particularly where potential for enemies for the United States to damage critical infrastructure exists.

OSEP is responsible for issuing HSPD-12 compliant credentials to agency employees and contractors. A critical element of HSPD-12 is the requirement for identity proofing, including the presentation of two forms of approved .... Read More