Company Website:
http://www.egov.com/NICFederal
WASHINGTON -- (Business Wire)
On November 9, 2015, the American Council for Technology (ACT) -
Industry Advisory Council (IAC) named the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration’s (FMCSA) Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) as a
finalist for the Excellence.gov “Excellence in Workforce/Mobility”
award. The award recognizes government projects demonstrating innovative
approaches to workforce management and the utilization of mobile
technologies to enhance the achievement of their respective missions.
Since the implementation of the initiative in 2010, FMCSA has continued
to contract with NIC Federal to operate, maintain and enhance the safety
program. NIC Federal provides the PSP website, customer service, and all
other service delivery at no cost to the government using a unique
self-funded contract.
“It is wonderful to see PSP recognized by the IAC-ACT alongside many
other important government programs,” said Laura Johnson, NIC Federal’s
General Manager. “NIC Federal is proud to manage and enhance this
valuable safety initiative.”
PSP provides the carrier and background screening industries with
instant, secure commercial driver safety records that truck and bus
companies can use to evaluate drivers during the pre-hire process. Users
can access PSP on-the-go using the free iOS application, or from any
mobile device as the site is responsive and adapts to smartphones and
tablets. The program provides employers with important data that enables
them to make better hiring decisions and ultimately improve safety for
all travelers on our highways and roads. After receiving the written
consent of a commercial driver, motor carriers and background screening
companies may request a PSP record at www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov.
PSP also gives drivers additional opportunities to verify the data in
their driving history and correct any discrepancies. All individual
driver records are strictly protected in accordance with federal privacy
laws.
According to a study released by FMCSA in 2013, PSP positively impacts
the safety of America’s roadways. The study shows that carriers using
PSP have, on average, decreased crash rates by 8 percent, and driver
out-of-service (OOS) rates by 17 percent. It is estimated that in the 12
months studied, the carrier group using PSP prevented 863 crashes and
more than 3,500 driver OOS incidents. A summary of the study can be
found at: https://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/psp/Documents/PSP-Safety-Impact-analysis-brief.pdf
About NIC Federal
Headquartered in Arlington, VA, NIC Federal, LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of NIC USA, delivers secure, user-friendly, and
cost-effective information technology and digital solutions to the U.S.
federal government. Additional information is available at http://www.nicfederal.com.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official
government websites, online services, and secure
payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment
services help make government more accessible to everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions
for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United
States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in
America” six times, most recently ranked at No. 36 (2014), and the
company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index.
Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
NIC Federal
Laura Johnson, 877-642-9499
General Manager
ljohnson@egov.com
Source: NIC Federal, LLC
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