Deployment of the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (E-QIP)

1. THIS MARADMIN WILL BE THE FIRST IN A SERIES ON
THIS SUBJECT. THE ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRES FOR INVESTIGATIONS
PROCESSING (E-QIP)IS A WEB-BASED SYSTEM WHICH WORKS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE JOINT CLEARANCE AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM (JCAVS) WHEREBY
SECURITY MANAGERS AND ASSISTANT SECURITY MANAGERS CAN UTILIZE THE
SYSTEM AS A BASIS FOR SUBMITTING THE STANDARD FORM 86 (SF 86)
PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION. E-QIP HAS REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC
PERSONNEL SECURITY QUESTIONNAIRE SOFTWARE PROGRAM (EPSQ) AS THE TOOL
FOR PROCESSING THE SF 86 AND MAY BE USED NOW. AS OF SEPTEMBER 3OTH,
2006, USAGE OF E-QIP IS MANDATORY THROUGHOUT DOD. REFERENCES TO THE
AFOREMENTIONED ACTION CAN BE FOUND ON THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
SECURITY WEBSITE: WWW.NAVYSECURITY.NAVY.MIL
2. REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO E-QIP USER PRIVILEGES WILL BE APPROVED
THROUGH THE JOINT CLEARANCE AND VERIFICATION (JCAVS) SECURITY
HIERARCHY. MAJOR COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DELEGATE THESE
PRIVILEGES TO THE LOWEST LEVEL POSSIBLE. 
3. SECURITY PERSONNEL SHOULD DEVELOP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
FOR E-QIP AT THE UNIT LEVEL. THESE PROCEDURES SHOULD INCLUDE A
PREPARATORY EMAIL WHICH SHARES WITH THE USER; WHERE TO FIND THE
E-QIP MANUAL, WARNS THE USERS OF TIME LIMIT CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY
THE E-QIP SYSTEM, CLARIFIES COMPUTER SETTINGS FOR THE E-QIP USE ON
THEIR DESKTOP AND RESTATES WHAT TO PRINT OUT UPON COMPLETION OF
THEIR SF 86. 
4. PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETING THE E-QIP ADD/MODIFY INVESTIGATION
REQUEST PAGE CAN BE FOUND IN THE E-QIP HANDBOOK WHICH IS PUBLISHED
ON THE NAVAL SECURITY WEBSITE: WWW.NAVYSECURITY.NAVY.MIL. KEY
CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 
A. THE SECURITY OFFICE IDENTIFIER (SOI) FOR ALL MARINE CORPS IS NV00.
B. EVERY UNIT THAT INTENDS TO SUBMIT INVESTIGATIONS VIA E-QIP MUST
HAVE AN ASSIGNED SUBMITTING OFFICE NUMBER (SON). IF THE COMMAND IS
UNSURE OF THE SON, THEN IT MUST CALL THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT (OPM) AT (724) 794-5228 AND HAVE A SON ASSIGNED TO THE
UNIT.
C. UNDER THE ADDITIONAL REQUEST INFORMATION BLOCKS THE FOLLOWING
APPLIES:
1. THE SECURITY OFFICIAL WHO INITIATED THE E-QIP REQUEST
COMPLETES THE SECTION ENTITLED REQUESTING OFFICIAL.
2. THE SECURITY FOLDER BLOCK HAS A SCROLL OPTION ENTITLED
LOCATION. UNDER LOCATION SELECT "OTHER". ANNOTATE THE UNIT'S
ADDRESS IF A SECURITY FOLDER IS KEPT ON FILE AT THE LOCAL UNIT.
3. THE OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FOLDER HAS A SCROLL OPTION ENTITLED
LOCATION. UNDER LOCATION SELECT "OTHER". UNDER "OTHER" ANNOTATE
THE ADDRESS OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. 
5. JUDICIOUS USE OF E-QIP IS REQUIRED DUE TO THE
SENSITIVITY AND NATURE OF THE INFORMATION BEING ACCESSED, AS WELL AS
THE FUTURE CAPABILITIES OF THIS SYSTEM. INFORMATION PRINTED FROM
E-QIP IS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) AND IS
PROTECTED IAW APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS AND MARADMIN 348/06.
6. SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) ACCESS AND USAGE OF E-QIP WILL BE
ADDRESSED SEPARATELY.
7. HQMC WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, PLEASE
CONTACT THE PERSPECTIVE POINTS OF CONTACTS FOR DATES, TIMES AND
SEATING AVAILABILITY:
CAMP PENDLETON POC MR. ROBBINS 760-725-6351
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO POC MS. WEAVER 703-432-3964
CAMP LEJEUNE POC MR. LANGLOIS 910-451-4544
MARFORRES POC MR. COCHRAN 504-678-1090 
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING E-QIP CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.NAVYSECURITY.NAVY.MIL AND WWW.OPM.GOV(SLASH)E-QIP(SLASH).
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING THE WEB BASED SYSTEM AND STEPS TO
ASSIGN INITIATOR STATUS, CAN BE DIRECTED TO MR. ANTONIO D. ARES AT
DSN 224-2320, COMM (703) 614-2320 OR VIA E-MAIL AT
ANTONIO.ARES@USMC.MIL.