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PARTNER COMMANDS

(25V), Multimedia Illustrators (25M), Visual Information Equipment Security and Department of Defense to the Department of
Operators and Maintainers (25R), and Public Affairs Specialists Health and Human Services and Environmental Protection
BNCOC (46R and 46Q). Agency. Agencies use the investigations to determine whether
individuals meet the suitability requirements for employment
The Noncommissioned Officer Academy also teaches the Visual or are eligible for access to federal facilities, automated systems,
Information Operations Chief Senior Leadership Course and the or classified information.
Advanced Public Affairs Supervisor Senior Leadership Course.
Personal Property Shipping Office/Passport Office
Additionally, Noncommissioned Officer Academy provides 2234 Pepper Road
certification for Level I and Level II instructors as part of the Modern Monday - Friday: 7:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Army Combative Program.
Wednesday: 7:30a.m. - 12:00p.m. and
The Noncommissioned Officer Academy challenges NCOs to 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.
improve their teamwork, intellectual depth, communications skills, Closed 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m.
analytical abilities, and decision-making capabilities. The academy Supply and Services ..............................301-677-9413
produces highly motivated leaders who are technically and tactically Installation Property Book (IPBO) .................301-677-9193
proficient; physically fit; and ultimately able to fight, survive and win
on the battlefield. SSA (GCSS-Army) ............................. 301-677-9139/93
Food Program Manager ..........................301-677-9350
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Warehouse ......................................301-677-9352
Federal Investigative Services
Personnel Investigations Center U.S. Army Claims Service
601 10th Street Bldg. 4411 Llewellyn Avenue
443-698-9200 Command Group: 301-677-9076
Official Website: Administration: 301-677-9502
https://oig.opm.gov/organization/office-investigations
The U.S. Army Claims Service (USARCS) was established in 1963
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is home to the federal to accompany the significant expansion of legal rights for those
government’s human resources experts, consultants, and advisors. who experienced injury, death, or property damage or loss due
The OPM director serves as the chief advisor to the president on to the official actions of Army employees. A Fort Meade tenant
federal human resources issues. OPM’s mission is to recruit, retain unit since 1971, USARCS’s primary mission is to oversee the Army
and honor a world-class federal workforce. claims program worldwide.
Within OPM, Federal Investigative Services’ special agents and Led by active-duty military personnel, with a staff of approximately
contract investigators conduct background investigations 35 civilian attorneys, investigators and other claims professionals,
on current federal employees, newly hired federal employees, USARCS goal is to promptly and fairly review claims by and against
federal agency contract employees, and members of the military the Army, paying those which are meritorious, denying those which
to determine their fitness and suitability for employment or are not, and recovering funds expended by the Army because of
continued employment, and/or eligibility for a security clearance. the wrongful acts of third parties.
Federal Investigative Services Personnel Investigations Center on
Fort Meade supports OPM’s mission by reviewing and evaluating For example, when an Army driver is involved in a vehicle accident,
personnel security background investigations to ensure that they Army claims personnel at the local Army installation or at USARCS
conform to national security and quality standards. OPM keeps in investigate and determine whether the Army driver was at fault
compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, executive orders, and whether settlement of a property damage and/or personal
adjudicative guidelines, and policies. The Personnel Investigations injury claim is warranted. Likewise, where the Army property is
Center houses a highly streamlined operation that efficiently damaged or its personnel must be hospitalized because of the
conducts a variety of commercial, law enforcement, military, public fault of others, Army claims personnel attempt to recover the costs.
and federal national agency record checks from a centralized
location to facilitate product quality and timeliness. Claims examiners at the Army’s Center for Personnel Claims
Support (a subordinate organization of USARCS) at Fort Knox, KY,
A counterintelligence unit, also located at the Personnel review and adjudicate claims filed by Army personnel for incident
Investigations Center, offers the capability to provide real-time to service damage.
information from pending background investigations to other
agencies for action or referral. By fulfilling its mission, USARCS saves the Army and the taxpayer
the time and expense of litigation and promotes an important
Federal Investigative Services actively serves more than 100 morale-building function for Army personnel and their families.
federal agencies, ranging from the Department of Homeland

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