USAccess Blue Top Interact Site

The Managed Service Office (MSO) is monitoring the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) spread throughout the United States and related impacts on the USAccess program. Bi-weekly meetings and communications sharing site closures and reopenings, alternate solutions for expiring PIV certificates and PIV cards, and updated federal guidance are being shared with Agency Leads. Agencies are asked to reference the COVID-19 Important News page on Fedidcard.gov for USAccess COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions, site closure information, and guidance on cleaning credentialing equipment. Please refer to the following links for important COVID-19 guidance:

• GSA COVID-19 Emergency Response (contracts to procure PPE)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
• OSHA guidance (For Retail Pharmacies, similar to credentialing site setup)
• OSHA Guidance on preparing workplaces for COVID-19
• CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020 
• OSHA COVID-19 website
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidance
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Guidance
• White House Coronavirus Guidance
• Aligning Federal Agency Operations with the National Guidelines for Opening Up America Again 
• OMB Memo M-20-19: Harnessing Technology to Support Mission Continuity
• OPM Memo: Temporary Procedures for Personnel Vetting and Appointment of New Employees during Maximum Telework Period due to Coronavirus COVID-19
• OMB Max MSO COVID-19 Response

Please share pertinent information with Registrars, Agency Site Managers and other personnel as needed.