DISTRIBUTION – SDL No. 170
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COMDTINST 5500.18
09 SEP 2019
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5500.18
COAST GUARD TRUSTED ASSOCIATE SPONSORSHIP SYSTEM (TASS)
(a) DoD Personnel Identity Protection (PIP) Program, DoD Instruction 1000.25, March 02, 2016
(b) DoD Identification (ID) Cards: ID Card Life-Cycle, DoD Manual 1000.13, Volume 1,
January 23, 2014
(c) Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard
for Federal Employees and Contractors, HSPD-12, August 27, 2004
(d) Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and
Other Eligible Individuals, DoD Instruction 1000.13, Incorporating Change 1, December 14,
2017
(e) Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, Federal
Information Processing Standards Publication, FIPS PUB 201 (series)
(f) TASS Personnel Category Descriptions, TASS v5.7v3
(g) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS)
Overview Guide Version 5.7, September 2018
(h) DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common Access Card (CAC),
DoD Instruction 5200.46, September 09, 2014, Incorporating Change 1, May 4, 2018
(i) Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1 (series)
(j) U.S. Coast Guard Cybersecurity Manual, COMDTINST M5500.13 (series) (FOUO)
(k) Visits and Assignments of Foreign Nationals, DoD Directive 5230.20, June 22, 2005
(l) Coast Guard Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Personnel Manual, COMDTINST M12271.1
(series)
(m) DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment of Foreign Nationals, DoD
Instruction 1400.25, Volume 1231, June 05, 2011
(n) United States Forces, Japan USFJ Instruction HQ USF JI 36-502, Utilization of Local
National Personnel, August 9, 2017
