As many in the ship repair industry and Navy contracting world know, gaining base access to perform job related duties can be anything but simple. The DBIDS process, which once was streamlined, has become increasingly taxing over time, taking a toll on both industry workers as well as overall fleet readiness. However, effective immediately, CNRMA has issued new DBIDS and NAVSEA NNSY CIA Access Guidance that will not only increase consistency across bases but will revert to the tried and true spreadsheet submittal process, which will greatly decrease vetting times to 14 business days or less. The new process will also allow contractor companies to check employee cleared status online.
The reformation of the process will allow for increased operational readiness and will also help to alleviate lost man-hours and increased associated costs that were a frequent consequence of the previous delays in the system. This regulatory reform can be noted as a holistic success for both the ship repair industry and the U.S. Naval fleet.
Special thanks for their efforts towards implementing this reform go out to RDML Charles Rock, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA); CAPT Brad Rosen, Commander, Naval Station Norfolk; CAPT Joey Frantzen, Commander, Little Creek; CAPT Monty Ashliman, N3, CNRMA; Linda A. Vacca, N3, CNRMA; Leigh Kennedy, General Dynamics NASSCO – Norfolk, VSRA Security Committee Chair; and Neil Burns, MHI Ship Repair and Services, VSRA Security Committee Co-Chair. Many thanks also are extended to the tireless efforts of David Shutter, MARMC Security Manager and John Johnson, MARMC Industrial Security Manager, Regional and Base Commanders and security officers, deck plates, and our Industry friends at Commander, Navy Installations Command in Washington, D.C.
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