This badge is designed to provide access to facilities and security areas throughout the federal government. In response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) all L- and Q-cleared Members of the Workforce (MOWs) of Sandia National Laboratories are issued HSPD-12 Federal Credentials. How is SNL responding to the HSPD-12 Directive? The directive set October 2008 as the deadline for compliance. HSPD-12 calls for all federal employees and contractors to use a standard smart credential to verify their identity for secure access to federal buildings and information systems. HSPD-12 called upon the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop the actual technical standard, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to manage implementation of the credentials. The goal of HSPD-12 is to create a unified standard for all federal government IDs so that they can be used at all physical and online access points.
On August 27, 2004, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors.
