Common Access Card (CAC) Policy Memo 003

1. PURPOSE. TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAC,
ARTICULATE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND HIGHLIGHT TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAC.
2. BACKGROUND. REF B DESIGNATED THE DIRECTOR, C4/CIO AS THE
FUNCTIONAL MANAGER FOR THE USMC CAC. DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER
(DMDC) WILL CENTRALLY PROCURE AND MANAGE CAC ISSUANCE FOR THE DOD.
THE CAC IS POTENTIALLY MUCH MORE THAN THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TESLIN
ID CARD. IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED AS A TIME AND MONEY SAVING
DEVICE IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING FOOD SERVICE, 
AIRCRAFT MANIFESTING, AND VARIOUS TRAINING MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS.
IN THE FUTURE THE CAC WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE USERS COMPUTER
TERMINAL AND PROVIDE PKI CERTIFICATES THAT WILL ENABLE THE
TRANSMISSION OF ENCRYPTED E-MAIL AND ENCRYPTED WEBSITE
COMMUNICATIONS. CURRENTLY REF G DIRECTS THE USE OF SOFTWARE 
CERTIFICATES FOR DIGITALLY SIGNING AND ENCRYPTION OF E-MAIL. ONCE
KEY RECOVERY ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, MIGRATION TO THE USE OF
PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATES LOCATED ON THE CAC WILL TAKE PLACE. THE CIO
SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF THE CAC AND SCT INTO EXISTING OR PLANNED
PROGRAMS OF RECORD. CAC APPLICATIONS MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO THE
BUSINESS PROCESS. IT IS THE MARINE CORPS GOAL TO INTEGRATE SCT INTO
EXISTING PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF CREATING SEPARATE APPLICATIONS. ALL
CAC PILOTS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE CIO AND THEIR GOALS AND
SUCCESS METRICS FULLY IDENTIFIED. THE CAC CONTAINS MEMORY ON THE
CIRCUIT CHIP FOR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS. THE CIO WILL MANAGE THE
MARINE CORPS SPECIFIC MEMORY SPACE, AND MCSC(SE&I) WILL HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT. THE FUNCTIONAL AREA
ADVOCATES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE CIO WITH SPACE
UTILIZATION REQUESTS. IF APPROVED, THE CIO WILL FORWARD THE REQUEST
TO THE ITSG FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
3. GOALS. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE MARINE CORPS CIO TO INTEGRATE SCT
INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS OF RECORD WHERE APPROPRIATE AND POSITION THE
CAC AS PART OF THE MARINE CORPS' IT ARCHITECTURE. IN ORDER TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE FOLLOWING NEAR AND MID TERM GOALS MUST BE
ACHIEVED:
 A. NEAR TERM (BY OCT 03). PER REF B, ISSUE THE CAC TO ALL MARINE
CORPS ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, SELECTED RESERVES, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES,
AND ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS. 
 B. MID TERM (BY OCT 04) - CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF ALL MARINE
CORPS APPLICATIONS REQUESTING SPACE ON THE CIRCUIT CHIP LOCATED ON
THE CAC.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
 A. HQMC C4
 (1) DEVELOP AND PUBLISH USMC POLICY AND DIRECTIVES REGARDING
CAC IMPLEMENTATION. 
 (2) REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER
(DMDC) BILL FOR CARD STOCK, PRINTER CONSUMABLES, AND ADDITIONAL
WORKSTATIONS BASED ON M&RA'S CURRENT AND PROJECTED CARD ISSUANCE
REQUIREMENTS.
 (3) MANAGE THE USMC SERVICE SPECIFIC MEMORY SPACE.
 (4) PROVIDE STATUS REPORTS TO FUNCTIONAL AREA ADVOCATES AND
OTHER AGENCIES (AS APPROPRIATE) ON THE UTILIZATION OF THE USMC
SPECIFIC SPACE.
 (5) COORDINATE REPRESENTATION AT ALL DOD, JOINT, AND SERVICE
LEVEL MEETINGS RELATED TO SCT AND CAC.
 (6) HOST AND COORDINATE WITH M&RA AN ANNUAL USERS CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS CAC POLICY, APPLICATIONS AND PILOTS WITH USERS ACROSS THE
USMC.
 (7) MITNOC WILL TEST DOD CAC BIOMETRIC SCENARIOS FOR MARINE
CORPS FOR BIOMETRIC FEASIBILITY STUDY.
 B. M&RA
 (1) SERVE AS THE MARINE CORPS SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN
DEERS/RAPIDS OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (DROD) AND THE USMC
BASES/STATIONS FOR CAC IN ITS CAPACITY AS A MILITARY ID CARD.
 (2) IN COORDINATION WITH HQMC C4, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
POLICY/GUIDANCE TO THE PASS AND ID OFFICES. 
 (3) COORDINATE WITH DMDC ON ALL DEERS/RAPIDS UPGRADE AND
TRAINING ISSUES.
 (4) ON AN ANNUAL OR AS NEEDED BASIS, PROVIDE TO HQMC C4 THE
FOLLOWING DATA: NUMBER OF CARDS ISSUED, CARD STOCK AND PRINTER
CONSUMABLES USED, AND WORKSTATIONS AND PERSONNEL DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT
CAC ISSUANCE.
 C. MCSC
 (1) PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC AND LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT OF SCT
APPLICATIONS AS REQUESTED BY FUNCTIONAL AREA ADVOCATES.
 (2) IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE USE OF SCT TO ASSIST THE WARFIGHTER
IN MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT IN
IMPROVING EXISTING PROCESSES.
 (3) ASSIST FUNCTIONAL ADVOCATES WITH THEIR REQUIREMENTS TO
INTEGRATE SCT INTO EXISTING AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS.
 (4) DESIGN NEW SMART CARD ENABLED APPLICATIONS AS REQUIRED BY
EACH FUNCTIONAL AREA ADVOCATE.
 (5) PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATES ON ON-GOING PROOFS OF CONCEPT
AND TESTING OF SMART CARD ENABLED APPLICATIONS TO HQMC C4.
 D. P&R
 (1) ASSIST HQMC C4 IN RESOLVING ISSUES CONCERNING THE DMDC
BILL.
 (2) ASSIST HQMC C4 IN MAINTAINING THE FUNDING FOR CAC AS A
CORPORATE BILL.
 E. MCCDC
 (1) IAW REF H, VALIDATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CAC AND
APPLICATIONS THAT UTILIZE SCT.
 (2) SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SMART
CARD INITIATIVES. 
 F. FUNCTIONAL AREA ADVOCATES
 (1) AS APPROPRIATE, DEVELOP PLANS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SCT
INTO EXISTING APPLICATIONS TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL AREA PROCESS.
 (2) PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP OF NEWLY DEVELOPED SMART CARD ENABLED
APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT OR IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL AREA PROCESSES.
 (3) PARTICIPATE IN LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF SMART CARD
ENABLED APPLICATION(S).
 (4) VIA THE ITSG, IDENTIFY AND VET APPLICATIONS TO BE SMART
CARD ENABLED AND PROVIDE CAC PRIORITIZATION RECOMMENDATION TO THE
CIO.
6. WEBSITE. ALL PERTINENT CAC INFORMATION AND LINKS WILL BE PLACED
UNDER THE "USMC USERS" AREA OF THE C4 WEBSITE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 
HTTP:(SLASH_SLASH)HQINET001.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4/DEFAULT.ASP.