A division within Human Capital Services that provides suitability determinations for HUD Employees and Contractors
What is PSD?
100
PIV is the short name for what it really is.
What is Personal Identity Verification?
100
The Branch of OCHCO that completes adverse actions on employees upon referral from PSD.
What is ELR? (Employee and Labor Relations Branch)
100
The manually created e-mail that PSD provides to HUD affiliates upon approval of a new employee/contractor.
What is a SAN? (Security Approval Notice)
100
Beyonce did it, the airlines do it, and PSD does it when a HUD employee's position requires access to a sensitive system.
What is an UPGRADE?
200
Muhammad Ali or a request used to gain systems access.
What is CHAMP?
200
The regulation PSD uses to make suitability determination.
What is 5 CFR 731?
200
The office that sends security packages to PSD for the background review of new HUD employees.
What is the Bureau of Fiscal Services (BFS).
200
Housing Fraud is a __________ __________ to working for HUD and therefore, you could not be employed at this agency.
What is Direct Nexus?
200
Many employees and contractors at HUD are in LOW RISK positions. The next higher risk level is.
What is MODERATE RISK?
300
Used to protect PII when sent electronically.
What is encryption?
300
Your entry and exit are dependent upon this item that stores your biometics.
What is a PIV card?
300
Once, the Security Approval Notice is sent, which office provides systems access for the new employee/contractor.
What is OCIO? (Office of the Chief Information Officer)
300
PSD provides these to the FBI to determine your criminal history, and CSI might dust for them to see if you were the perpetrator of the crime.
What are fingerprints?
300
You can't call Ghostbusters for help with your electronic questionnaire, but you can call this hotline.
What is the PSD e-QIP hotline...202-402-4010
400
Musical chairs is fun, but the music stopped and PSD landed in a whole new suite of chairs on the 2nd floor. The room number is....
What is 2135?
400
You give it and we protect it, because it's sensitive information that tells a lot about you.
What is Personally Identifiable Information?
400
PSD uses them to tell us if someone has a criminal history, based on fingerprints. Although some may think they may violated the Hatch Act.
Who is the FBI?
400
The OF-306 is a tool that PSD uses to determine if an applicant has issues that might require additional attention. When you answer ______, on this form, PSD expects an explanation.
What is YES?
400
A secure website managed by OPM that is designed to automate the security questionnaires used to process federal background investigations.
What is e-QIP? (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing)
500
Formerly of Navy, Army, Justice, Commerce, Justice, Commerce and now HUD Director for PSD.
Who is Eric Dorsey?
500
The Policy Directive for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors.
What is HSPD-12? (Homeland Security Presidential Directive)
500
The executive agency that governs the Suitability program for HUD and all executive branch offices.
What is OPM? (Office of Personnel Management)
500
The final determination of suitability is also known as this.
What is an Adjudication?
500
Every employee and contractor of HUD must have one, and a lot of personal information is gathered as a result of it. But all we want to know is, if you're trustworthy, honest, and of good character.