diff --git a/restclients/dao.py b/restclients/dao.py
index d7099ea0..966b37d9 100644
--- a/restclients/dao.py
+++ b/restclients/dao.py
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ def getURL(self, url, headers):
     def putURL(self, url, headers, body):
         return self._putURL('irws', url, headers, body)
 
+    def postURL(self, url, headers, body):
+        return self._postURL('irws', url, headers, body)
+
     def _getDAO(self):
         return self._getModule('RESTCLIENTS_IRWS_DAO_CLASS', IRWSFile)
 
diff --git a/restclients/dao_implementation/irws.py b/restclients/dao_implementation/irws.py
index c74762ac..755629bd 100644
--- a/restclients/dao_implementation/irws.py
+++ b/restclients/dao_implementation/irws.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from restclients.mock_http import MockHTTP
 import re
 import logging
+import json
 from restclients.dao_implementation.live import get_con_pool, get_live_url
 from restclients.dao_implementation.mock import get_mockdata_url
 
@@ -23,19 +24,42 @@ class File(object):
 
     RESTCLIENTS_IRWS_DAO_CLASS = 'restclients.dao_implementation.irws.File'
     """
+    # cache of results to fake puts and posts in memory
+    _cache = {}
+
     def getURL(self, url, headers):
-        return get_mockdata_url("irws", "file", url, headers)
+        if url in File._cache:
+            response = MockHTTP()
+            response.status = 200
+            response.data = File._cache[url]
+            response.headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+        else:
+            response = get_mockdata_url("irws", "file", url, headers)
+            File._cache[url] = response.data
+        return response
 
     def putURL(self, url, headers, body):
         response = MockHTTP()
         logger.debug('made it to putURL')
 
-        response.status = 200
-        response.headers = {"X-Data-Source": "GWS file mock data",
-                            "Content-Type": 'application/json'}
-        response.data = body
+        response.headers = {"Content-Type": 'application/json'}
+        if url in File._cache:
+            cache = json.loads(File._cache[url])
+            request = json.loads(body)
+            type = request.keys()[0]
+            for attr in request[type][0].keys():
+                cache[type][0][attr] = request[type][0][attr]
+            File._cache[url] = json.dumps(cache)
+            response.data = File._cache[url]
+            response.status = 200
+        else:
+            response.data = body
+            response.status = 404
         return response
 
+    def postURL(self, url, headers, body):
+        return self.putURL(url, headers, body)
+
 
 class AlwaysJAverage(object):
     """
@@ -91,6 +115,12 @@ def putURL(self, url, headers, body):
                             url, headers=headers, body=body,
                             service_name='irws')
 
+    def postURL(self, url, headers, body):
+        return get_live_url(self.pool, 'POST',
+                            settings.RESTCLIENTS_IRWS_HOST,
+                            url, headers=headers, body=body,
+                            service_name='irws')
+
     _pool = None
     @property
     def pool(self):
diff --git a/restclients/exceptions.py b/restclients/exceptions.py
index eb31e0da..cc55a7c8 100644
--- a/restclients/exceptions.py
+++ b/restclients/exceptions.py
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ class InvalidIRWSName(Exception):
     """Exception for invalid IRWS name."""
     pass
 
+class InvalidIRWSPerson(Exception):
+    """Exception for invalid IRWS name."""
+    pass
+
+class IRWSPersonNotFound(Exception):
+    """Exception for netids that don't exist"""
+    pass
+
 class DataFailureException(Exception):
     """
     This exception means there was an error fetching content
diff --git a/restclients/irws.py b/restclients/irws.py
index de304395..1146d173 100644
--- a/restclients/irws.py
+++ b/restclients/irws.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from restclients.exceptions import InvalidRegID, InvalidNetID, InvalidEmployeeID
 from restclients.exceptions import InvalidIdCardPhotoSize
 from restclients.exceptions import DataFailureException
-from restclients.exceptions import InvalidIRWSName
+from restclients.exceptions import InvalidIRWSName, InvalidIRWSPerson, IRWSPersonNotFound
 from restclients.models.irws import Name, HeppsPerson, PersonIdentity
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from urllib import urlencode
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def get_hepps_person_by_uri(self, uri):
         If the record id isn't found, nothing will be returned. If there is an error
         communicating with the IRWS, a DataFailureException will be thrown.
         """
-        url = "/%s/v1/%s" % (self._service_name, uri)
+        url = "/%s/v1%s" % (self._service_name, uri)
         response = IRWS_DAO().getURL(url, {"Accept": "application/json"})
 
         if response.status != 200:
@@ -100,6 +100,38 @@ def get_hepps_person_by_uri(self, uri):
 
         return self._hepps_person_from_json(response.data)
 
+    def get_hepps_person_by_netid(self, netid):
+        """
+        Returns a restclients.irws.HeppsPerson object for a given netid. Two round
+        trips - one to get the identity, and a second to look up a person based on
+        the 'hepps' uri in the payload
+        """
+        identity = self.get_identity_by_netid(netid)
+        if 'hepps' not in identity.identifiers.keys():
+            raise IRWSPersonNotFound('netid ' + netid + ' not a hepps person')
+        return self.get_hepps_person_by_uri(identity.identifiers['hepps'])
+
+    def post_hepps_person_by_netid(self, netid, data):
+        """
+        Post to the irws person hepps resource.
+        We look up the person by netid to get the uri to post to.
+        """
+        if not self.valid_uwnetid(netid):
+            raise InvalidNetID(netid)
+        hepps_person = self.valid_hepps_person_from_json(data)
+        identity = self.get_identity_by_netid(netid)
+        if 'hepps' not in identity.identifiers.keys():
+            raise IRWSPersonNotFound('netid ' + netid + ' not a hepps person')
+        post_url = '/{}/v1{}'.format(self._service_name,
+                                      identity.identifiers['hepps'])
+        response = IRWS_DAO().postURL(post_url,
+                               {'Accept': 'application/json'},
+                               json.dumps(hepps_person))
+        if response.status != 200:
+            raise DataFailureException(post_url, response.status, response.data)
+
+        return response.status
+
     def valid_uwnetid(self, netid):
         uwnetid = str(netid)
         return (self._re_personal_netid.match(uwnetid) != None
@@ -137,6 +169,26 @@ def valid_irws_name_from_json(self, data):
 
         return pd
 
+    def valid_hepps_person_from_json(self, data):
+        """
+        Validate input of supported fields and return an
+        object that can be posted to irws
+        """
+        post_person = {}
+        try:
+            data_person = json.loads(data)
+            post_person['wp_publish'] = data_person.pop('wp_publish')
+            if len(data_person.keys()) != 0:
+                logger.info('ignoring the following keys for post: {}'.format(
+                        ', '.join(data_person.keys())))
+        except:
+            raise InvalidIRWSPerson('invalid json')
+
+        if post_person['wp_publish'] not in ('Y', 'N', 'E'):
+            raise InvalidIRWSPerson('wp_publish can only be Y, N, or E')
+
+        return {'person': [post_person]}
+
     def valid_name_part(self, name):
         return (len(name) <= 64 and
                 self._re_name_part.match(name) != None)
@@ -158,7 +210,7 @@ def _hepps_person_from_json(self, data):
         person.category_name = person_data['category_name']
         
         if 'wp_publish' in person_data: person.wp_publish = person_data['wp_publish']
-        else: person.wp_publish = 'Y'
+        else: person.wp_publish = 'N'  # default to no
         return person
 
     def _name_from_json(self, data):
diff --git a/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person/hepps/000210870 b/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person/hepps/000210870
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8b7bf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person/hepps/000210870
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "person": [
+    {
+      "validid": "000210870",
+      "regid": "28098ACBAC71425D9B2912757E4EF3AE",
+      "lname": "Harrison",
+      "fname": "Dolley",
+      "pac": "E",
+      "category_code": "4",
+      "category_name": "Staff",
+      "college": "99",
+      "department": ".TEST ",
+      "unit": "000",
+      "hepps_type": "E",
+      "hepps_status": "A",
+      "budget": "000001",
+      "source_code": "1",
+      "source_name": "UW Faculty/Staff",
+      "status_code": "1",
+      "status_name": "Current",
+      "in_feed": "2",
+      "logname": "registry2:getvalidations:NewID/69.91.223.171:anonymous@netid11.cac.washington.edu",
+      "created": "2015-05-14 16:01:58.671418",
+      "updated": "2015-05-14 16:52:52.452015"
+    }
+  ],
+  "totalcount": 1
+}
diff --git a/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person_uwnetid_idtest55 b/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person_uwnetid_idtest55
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a5ddc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person_uwnetid_idtest55
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "person": [
+    {
+      "identity": {
+        "regid": "F533DB1751A34FF1878CA1C88A3D179C",
+        "lname": "Adams",
+        "fname": "Dwight",
+        "identifiers": {
+          "sdb": "/person/sdb/990100554"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "totalcount": 1
+}
diff --git a/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person_uwnetid_idtest56 b/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person_uwnetid_idtest56
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8a6a32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restclients/resources/irws/file/registry-dev/v1/person_uwnetid_idtest56
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "person": [
+    {
+      "identity": {
+        "regid": "28098ACBAC71425D9B2912757E4EF3AE",
+        "lname": "Harrison",
+        "fname": "Dolley",
+        "identifiers": {
+          "hepps": "/person/hepps/000210870"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "totalcount": 1
+}
diff --git a/restclients/test/irws.py b/restclients/test/irws.py
index adcd0535..0462b97a 100644
--- a/restclients/test/irws.py
+++ b/restclients/test/irws.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from django.conf import settings
 from restclients.irws import IRWS
-from restclients.exceptions import InvalidIRWSName
+from restclients.exceptions import InvalidIRWSName, DataFailureException, InvalidNetID
+from restclients.exceptions import IRWSPersonNotFound, InvalidIRWSPerson
+from restclients.dao_implementation.irws import File
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -11,12 +13,35 @@
 @override_settings(RESTCLIENTS_IRWS_DAO_CLASS='restclients.dao_implementation.irws.File',
                    RESTCLIENTS_IRWS_SERVICE_NAME='registry-dev')
 class IRWSTest(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        File._cache = {}
 
     def test_get_name_by_netid(self):
         irws = IRWS()
         name = irws.get_name_by_netid('javerage')
         self.assertEquals(name.display_cname, 'JAMES AVERAGE STUDENT')
 
+    def test_put_name_by_netid(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        # prime the cache first
+        irws.get_name_by_netid('javerage')
+
+        response = irws.put_name_by_netid(
+            'javerage',
+            self._json_name_from_tuple(('J', '', 'Student')))
+        self.assertEquals(200, response)
+        name = irws.get_name_by_netid('javerage')
+        self.assertEquals('J', name.display_fname)
+        self.assertEquals('', name.display_mname)
+        self.assertEquals('Student', name.display_lname)
+
+    def test_put_name_by_netid_no_user(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        self.assertRaises(DataFailureException,
+                          irws.put_name_by_netid,
+                          'nonuser',
+                          self._json_name_from_tuple(('J', '', 'Student')))
+
     def test_valid_name_part_good(self):
         irws = IRWS()
         self.assertTrue(irws.valid_name_part('james'))
@@ -119,6 +144,80 @@ def test_valid_irws_name_too_long(self):
                               irws.valid_irws_name_from_json,
                               bad_name)
 
+    def test_get_identity_by_netid(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        identity = irws.get_identity_by_netid('javerage')
+        self.assertNotEqual(0, len(identity.identifiers.keys()))
+
+    def test_get_identity_by_netid_bad_netid(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidNetID,
+                          irws.get_identity_by_netid,
+                          'lkfajdslkjf#@$$@')
+
+    def test_get_identity_by_netid_nonexistent(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        self.assertRaises(DataFailureException,
+                          irws.get_identity_by_netid,
+                          'nonuser')
+
+    def test_get_hepps_person_by_netid(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        # idtest56 is set up to be a hepps person
+        hepps_person = irws.get_hepps_person_by_netid('idtest56')
+        self.assertEqual('N', hepps_person.wp_publish)
+        self.assertEqual('28098ACBAC71425D9B2912757E4EF3AE', hepps_person.regid)
+
+    def test_get_hepps_person_by_netid_not_hepps(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        # idtest55 is set up to NOT be a hepps person
+        self.assertRaises(IRWSPersonNotFound,
+                          irws.get_hepps_person_by_netid,
+                          'idtest55')
+
+    def test_post_hepps_person_by_netid(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        netid = 'idtest56'
+        # prime the cache
+        irws.get_hepps_person_by_netid(netid)
+        response = irws.post_hepps_person_by_netid(
+            netid,
+            '{"wp_publish": "E"}')
+        self.assertEqual(200, response)
+        identity = irws.get_hepps_person_by_netid(netid)
+        self.assertEqual('E', identity.wp_publish)
+
+    def test_post_hepps_person_by_netid_not_hepps(self):
+        irws = IRWS()
+        self.assertRaises(IRWSPersonNotFound,
+                          irws.post_hepps_person_by_netid,
+                          'idtest55',
+                          '{"wp_publish": "E"}')
+
+    def test_post_hepps_person_by_netid_data_failure(self):
+        self.assertRaises(DataFailureException,
+                          IRWS().post_hepps_person_by_netid,
+                          'idtest56',
+                          '{"wp_publish": "E"}')
+
+    def test_valid_hepps_person_from_json(self):
+        person = IRWS().valid_hepps_person_from_json('{"wp_publish": "Y"}')
+        expected = json.dumps({'person': [{'wp_publish': 'Y'}]})
+        self.assertEqual(expected, json.dumps(person))
+        # test all the possible values
+        person = IRWS().valid_hepps_person_from_json('{"wp_publish": "N"}')
+        person = IRWS().valid_hepps_person_from_json('{"wp_publish": "E"}')
+
+    def test_valid_hepps_person_from_json_bad_payload(self):
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidIRWSPerson,
+                          IRWS().valid_hepps_person_from_json,
+                          '{"wp_publish": "J"}')
+
+    def test_valid_hepps_person_from_json_bad_json(self):
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidIRWSPerson,
+                          IRWS().valid_hepps_person_from_json,
+                          '{"wp_publish":')
+
     def _json_name_from_tuple(self, x):
         return json.dumps({'display_fname': x[0],
                            'display_mname': x[1],