Notices for Policies, Systems & Processes

DCSA Notices, Memos and Issuances
Archived NBIB Federal Investigations Notices (FINs)

The DCSA’s predecessor, the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), issued Federal Investigations Notices (FIN) to inform the investigations community of changes in the investigation process, to clarify policy, or to announce upcoming events. There was no regular schedule for FIN issuances.

Identification Number	Date	Title
Federal Investigations Notice 24-01	9/5/24	Products and Services Reimbursable Billing Rates for FY 2025 and FY 2026
Federal Investigations Notice 23-03	9/20/23	Products and Services Reimbursable Billing Rates for FY 2024 and FY 2025
Federal Investigations Notice 23-02	4/17/23	Transition to NBIS eApp
Federal Investigations Notice 23-01	1/30/23	Final FY 2024 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates
Federal Investigations Notice 22-04	10/15/22	Fingerprint Processing Change - Agency Submitted Fingerprint Results
Federal Investigations Notice 22-03	10/15/22	2007 Investigator's Handbook Retired October 1, 2022
Federal Investigations Notice 22-02	9/13/22	Rescission of FIN 22-01, FY 2023 & FY 2024 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates
Federal Investigations Notice 22-01	6/30/22	FY 2023 & FY 2024 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates
Federal Investigations Notice 21-02	6/30/21	FY 2022 & FY 2023 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates
Federal Investigations Notice 21-01	2/26/21	Daily Notifications from DCSA
Federal Investigations Notice 20-04	6/30/20	FY 2021 & FY 2022 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates
Federal Investigations Notice 20-03	3/30/20	Temporary Deferral of Fingerprinting due to COVID-19 Impacts: This COVID-19 mitigation strategy was implemented on April 1, 2020. You may now apply the processes in this guidance until further notice.
Federal Investigations Notice 20-02	3/2/20	Decommissioning Dial-Up Method of Transmitting Electronic Fingerprint Files
Federal Investigations Notice 20-01	3/4/20	Revised Standard Form 85P Implementation
NBIS Release Notice 19-01	7/16/19	Position Designation Tool

FIN Number	Date	Description
Federal Investigations Notice 22-04	10/15/22	Fingerprint Processing Change - Agency Submitted Fingerprint Results
Federal Investigations Notice 22-03	10/15/22	2007 Investigator's Handbook Retired October 1, 2022

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 20-04	06/30/2020	FY 2020

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 19-05	09/16/2019	FY 2020 Pricing Deferment
FIN 19-04	06/27/2019	FY 2021 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2020
FIN 19-03	02/12/2019	FY 2021 Initial Estimated Pricing (PDF file) [326 KB]
FIN 19-02	10/31/2018	Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Next Generation Identification (NGI) Rap Back Service Available for Continuous Evaluation (PDF file) [127.54 KB]
FIN 19-01	10/05/2018	Frozen Credit Instruction for Personnel Background Investigations (PDF file)

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 18-06	09/24/2018	FY 2019 Pricing Increase Deferment (PDF file) [192 KB]
FIN 18-05	08/09/2018	Update to Discontinued Billing Policy – Effective September 1, 2018 (PDF file) [115 KB]
FIN 18-04	08/16/2018	FY 2020 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2019 (PDF file) [115 KB]
FIN 18-03	06/08/2018	Updated Incident Response Points of Contact for National Background Investigations Bureau Agreements (PDF file) [40.67 KB]
FIN 18-02	04/05/2018	New and Existing Capabilities of the Central Verification System (PDF file) [115 KB]
FIN 18-01	03/22/2018	FY 2020 Initial Estimated Pricing (PDF file) [114.73 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 17-07	08/18/2017	Revised Standard Form 86 Implementation (PDF file) [125.76 KB]
FIN 17-06	06/29/2017	Resume Submission with Investigation Requests (PDF file) [81.59 KB]
FIN 17-05	06/28/2017	FY 2019 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2018 (PDF file) [377.22 KB]
FIN 17-04	03/29/2017	FY 2018 Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2017 (PDF file) [315.24 KB]
FIN 17-03	02/03/2017	Continuous Evaluation Special Agreement Check (PDF file) [68.48 KB]
FIN 17-02	02/10/2017	FY 2019 Initial Estimated Pricing (PDF file) [266.17 KB]
FIN 17-01	11/29/2016	FY 2018 Initial Estimated Pricing (PDF file) [522.22 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 16-07	09/26/2016	Implementation of Federal Investigative Standards for Tier 4, Tier 4 Reinvestigation, Tier 5, and Tier 5 Reinvestigation (PDF file) [905.86 KB]
FIN 16-06	09/21/2016	Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2016 (PDF file) [501.74 KB]
FIN 16-05	09/07/2016	Electronic Attachments to Investigation Requests (PDF file) [436.5 KB]
FIN 16-04	03/24/2016	System Changes regarding Tier 1 and Tier 2 Investigations; Implementation of Tier 2 Reinvestigation with Subject Interview (T2RS), to include Billing Rates (PDF file) [12.73 MB]
FIN 16-03	03/03/2016	Fingerprint Processing Change for FY 2017 (PDF file) [1.88 MB]
FIN 16-02	10/06/2015	Federal Investigative Standards for Tier 3 and Tier 3 Reinvestigation (PDF file) [917.18 KB]
FIN 16-01	10/02/2015	Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2015 (PDF file) [713.9 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 15-04	07/21/2015	Immediate and Retroactive FY 2015 Price Adjustment (PDF file) [1.22 MB]
FIN 15-03	11/04/2014	Implementation of Federal Investigative Standards for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Investigations (PDF file) [1.11 MB]
FIN 15-02	10/24/2014	Revised Standard Form 87 Fingerprint Chart Implementation (PDF file) [541.11 KB]
FIN 15-01	10/14/2014	Reminder Regarding Requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (PDF file) [1.18 MB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 14-07	09/29/2014	Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2014 (PDF file) [6.2 MB]
FIN 14-06	09/29/2014	Special Agreement Check and Reimbursable Suitability/Security Investigation Billing Rates Effective October 1, 2014 (PDF file) [2.66 MB]
FIN 14-05	09/25/2014	FY 2015 Office of Personnel Management's Federal Investigative Services Implementation of Treasury Accounting Symbol Requirements (PDF file) [624.4 KB]
FIN 14-04	08/08/2014	Investigation Processing for Positions Designated as Criminal Justice Employment (PDF file) [864.59 KB]
FIN 14-03	05/21/2014	Use of the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) Field for Processing Background Investigations within OPM's Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) System (PDF file) [54.17 KB]
FIN 14-02	04/08/2014	Resequenced Investigative Packet (PDF file) [899.14 KB]
FIN 14-01	01/30/2014	Changes to the Central Verification System in Support of Executive Order 13549, "Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities" (PDF file) [3.38 MB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 13-08	08/30/2013	Special Agreement and Reimbursable Suitability/Security Investigation Price Schedule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 (PDF file) [280.62 KB]
FIN 13-07	08/30/2013	Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 (PDF file) [1.83 MB]
FIN 13-06	06/07/2013	2012 OPM Guardian Award (PDF file) [989.02 KB]
FIN 13-05	06/04/2013	Discontinuing Acceptance of Hardcopy Requests for Investigations (PDF file) [586.03 KB]
FIN 13-04	05/15/2013	New Process for Investigation Service Providers to Report Background Investigations Data (PDF file) [566.34 KB]
FIN 13-03	05/13/2013	Daily Notifications from OPM (PDF file) [864.02 KB]
FIN 13-02	04/19/2013	Revised Instructions for Completing Question 21, Standard Form 86, "Questionnaire for National Security Positions" (PDF file) [1.23 MB]
FIN 13-01	03/01/2013	Financial Fields for Processing Background Investigations (PDF file) [929.01 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 12-08	09/14/2012	Special Agreement and Reimbursable Suitability/Security Investigation Price Schedule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (PDF file) [610.95 KB]
FIN 12-07	09/14/2012	Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (PDF file) [593.62 KB]
FIN 12-06	06/11/2012	Revised Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment (PDF file) [1.45 MB]
FIN 12-05	05/31/2012	Social Security Number National Agency Check (PDF file) [528.45 KB]
FIN 12-04	02/09/2012	Security and Suitability Investigations Index (SII), Central Verification System (CVS), National Agency Check (NAC) Item (PDF file) [920.12 KB]
FIN 12-03	12/01/2011	Additional Training Opportunities in Preparation for Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing 3.0 (e-QIP 3.0) Implementation (PDF file) [1.05 MB]
FIN 12-02	11/30/2011	2011 OPM Guardian Award (PDF file) [1.3 MB]
FIN 12-01	11/23/2011	Guidance for Moving between OPM Investigative Products (PDF file) [2.19 MB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 11-07	08/29/2011	Discontinuing the 2008 Standard Form (SF) 86; Implementing the Fully Electronic 2010 SF 86 (PDF file) [623.87 KB]
FIN 11-06	06/29/2011	Special Agreement Price Schedule (PDF file) [320.07 KB]
FIN 11-05	08/29/2011	Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates for FY 2012 (PDF file) [1.89 MB]
FIN 11-04	08/29/2011	Continuous Efforts to Align with Reciprocity Goals and Timeliness Standards (PDF file) [1004.81 KB]
FIN 11-03	08/23/2011	Revised Standard Form 86 Implementation (PDF file) [1.05 MB]
FIN 11-02	03/03/2011	FILE FORMAT OBSOLETE. REFER TO THE OPM SECURE PORTAL LIBRARY (external link) FOR THE UPDATED VERSION. New Data File for Central Verification System (CVS) (PDF file) [246.46 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 10-09	09/01/2010	Special Agreement Price Schedule (PDF file) [678.84 KB]
FIN 10-08	09/01/2010	Aligned Investigations Reimbursable Billing Rates for FY 2011
FIN 10-07	08/31/2010	Periodic Assessment Special Agreement Check
FIN 10-06	08/11/2010	Position Designation Requirements
FIN 10-05	05/17/2010	Reminder to Agencies of the Standards for Issuing Identity Credentials Under HSPD-12
FIN 10-04	03/18/2010	Enhancements to the Central Verification System (CVS) for Reciprocity
FIN 10-03	03/18/2010	INV FORM 79A, Report of Agency Adjudicative Action on OPM Personnel Investigations [2.95 MB]
FIN 10-02	01/06/2010	2009 OPM Guardian Award
FIN 10-01	03/22/2010	Web-Based Quality Assessment Tool and Toll Free Hotline (PDF file) [694.76 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 09-06	09/18/2009	Changes to 5 CFR part 731, Suitability Regulations (PDF file) [3.6 MB]
FIN 09-04	03/06/2009	Investigative Request Using Recovery Act Funding (PDF file) [51.61 KB]
FIN 09-03	01/05/2009	New Position Designation System and Automated Tool (PDF file) [334.82 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 08-03	08/08/2008	Revised Standard Form 86 (PDF file) [498.89 KB]
FIN 08-02	08/08/2008	Electronic Delivery of Completed Investigations (PDF file) [1.55 MB]
FIN 08-01	05/01/2008	Completing Question 21 on the Standard Form (SF) 86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions (PDF file) [499.48 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 07-05	08/01/2007	Reporting adjudicative actions based on OPM investigations (PDF file) [31.49 KB]
FIN 07-03	02/05/2007	Request for Determination or Advisory, INV 60 (Formerly OFI 86A) (PDF file) [749.83 KB]
FIN 07-02	02/09/2007	Verification of Immigration/Citizenship Status (PDF file) [3 MB]
FIN 07-01	10/06/2006	Revision of the OPM "Closed Pending" Process (PDF file) [986.18 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 06-07	08/29/2006	Coverage Changes for Access National Agency Check with Inquiries (ANACI) and National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC) Investigations for FY 2007 (PDF file) [570.33 KB]
FIN 06-06	07/05/2006	Revised Standard Forms 87187A, Fingerprint Chart (PDF file) [226.49 KB]
FIN 06-04	06/08/2006	Advanced Fingerprint Results (PDF file) [777 KB]
FIN 06-03	04/13/2006	Implementation of Centralized Clearance Database (PDF file) [919.6 KB]
FIN 06-02	03/16/2006	Delayed Birth Certificates (PDF file) [468.17 KB]
FIN 06-01	02/06/2006	Requesting the Phased Periodic Reinvestigation (PDF file) [285.19 KB]

FIN Number	Date	Description
FIN 05-05	09/28/2005	Credit Scoring Product (PDF file) [454.5 KB]
FIN 05-04	09/16/2005	Reinvestigation Products for Positions Requiring Q, Top Secret or SCI Access (PDF file) [1.11 MB]