MARADMIN 393/26
IDENTITY PROOFING AND VETTING FOR COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) ISSUANCE
R 251805Z AUG 26 MARADMIN 393/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF// SUBJ/IDENTITY PROOFING AND VETTING FOR COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) ISSUANCE// REF/A/DOC/NIST/FIPS 201-3/JAN22// REF/B/DOC/DODI 1000.13/14DEC17// REF/C/DOC/DODM 1000.13 VOL 1/1JUL25// NARR/REF A FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS PUBLICATION (FIPS) PUB 201-3, PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. REF B DOD INSTRUCTION 1000.13, IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, THEIR DEPENDENTS, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. REF C DOD MANUAL 1000.13, VOLUME 1, DOD IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS: ID CARD LIFE- CYCLE.// POC/1/MARY STROZ/GS12/UNIT: MFP-1/-/TEL: (703) 784-9190/EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Background. Reference (a) defines the policies governing the issuance of (PIV) credentials, including the Common Access Card (CAC). References (b) and (c) reinforce these requirements and ensure they are applied uniformly across the Department of War (DoW) and all military services. Recent emphasis is intended to address Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting. system (DEERS) records that do not meet Federal Identity Proofing Documentation requirements. 1A. The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) identified CAC holders across the department whose DEERS records lacked the required Identity documentation for compliant CACS. As a result, DMDC initiated a phased notification effort via email to all affected Service Members with a government and/or personal email stored in DEERS. The email notifications were sent systematically beginning in January 2026. As of July 2026, approximately 21,584 Marines’ DEERS records have not been brought into compliance. 2. PURPOSE. This MARADMIN reiterates federal ID proofing and vetting requirements for CAC issuance. Our goal is to enforce compliance, ensure verification of all CAC holders, and direct the recovery of missing identity documents. 3. Identity proofing requirements. As outlined in section 2.7 of reference (a), applicants must meet the following requirements for PIV/CAC issuance: 3a. The applicant shall appear in person at least once prior to CAC issuance. 3b. The applicant shall present two original forms of identity source documents. The documents must: 3b(1) Be validated by trained staff to ensure they are genuine and authentic, not counterfeit, fake, or forgeries. 3b(2) Not be expired or cancelled. 3b(3) Be issued/relate to the applicant. 3c. If identity documents reflect different names, formal proof of name change must be provided. 3d. At least one identity source document must be a valid government -issued picture ID and may not be a CAC. 3e. The DoW list of acceptable identity documents can be found at https://www.cac.mil/portals/53/documents/list_of_ Acceptable_documents_2025.pdf 4. Current CAC holders and Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) processing. Current cardholders whose DEERS records are identified as non- compliant will be required to ensure proper identity documentation is provided in person at a RAPIDS site. To locate the nearest facility, Marines may utilize the RAPIDS site locator website at: Https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/. 4a. Cardholders who fail to have two valid identity source documents scanned into the DEERS record are at risk of CAC cancellation and/or forfeiture. 5. Applicability. This MARADMIN is applicable to all Active-Duty and Select Reserve members in possession of a DoW Marine Corps- sponsored CAC. 6. Release authorized by Mr. Gregory T. Goldstein, Director, Marine and Family Programs Division.//