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2026 DPS Newsletters

​​​​​​​Be sure to follow our latest DPS Newsletter and see below for previous newsletters, articles and topics we have covered:

  • February 11, 2026 - "Applicants’ Personal and Citizenship Data Entered in NED Must be Accurate"

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Services (ORS) Division of Personnel Security (DPS) wants to share information with the NIH community and Administrative Sponsors regarding the critical importance of ensuring the accuracy of applicants' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and citizenship data entered into the NIH Enterprise Directory (NED).

  • January 21, 2026 - "REMINDER: Credit Checks Now Being Run on All Background Investigations and Trusted Workforce Updates"

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is having all agencies transition from Trusted Workforce (TW) 1.25 to TW 1.5. With our National Security population already enrolled in TW 1.5, we will be enrolling the T2/4 population next to TW 1.5 around mid to late FY26. Additionally, it is with utmost importance that NIH staff ensure their federal and state taxes have been filed and paid, or that a payment plan has been set up. Not filing and/or paying federal or state taxes may negatively impact an individual’s suitability and/or fitness for federal employment at NIH. Next, as part of the DCSA background investigation, credit checks will be run on all staff of all Position Designation Tier levels, including Tier 1 Non-Sensitive, Low Risk positions.

Please read our full article on badge issuance to understand prescreening requirements that must be completed before an individual can be issued a badge, in addition to understanding what Prescreening requirements entail.


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