DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

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If you are a new FSO, there is no reason to travel your journey alone. You may recruit fellow employees to assist with the tasks.
Lately, contract language requires the contractor to conduct tasks in support of Program Protection Planning (PPP), Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), Criticality Analyses (CA), and providing Program Protection Plan Implementation Plans (PPIP). These requirements include language that requires developing PPIPs, protecting critical components, developing SCRM plans, quantifying risk to the supply chain, vetting vendors and so much more.

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While this may not be an organic capability for most organizations, there are many small companies that can step up and provide the necessary guidance or share in the workload.

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✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

Controlled Unclassified Information, classified information and such. Getting ready to perform on government contrats

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

04/12/21 • 27 min

Non Disclosure Agreement (SF 312)

While Facility Security Officers, government and military employees do an incredible job at training employees, implementing and directing security programs to protect classified information, a more menacing threat is still left unchecked.

The security industry spends terrific amounts of money fortifying and constructing buildings based on best practices and not entirely on a risk assessment. The NISPOM and other regulations advise on focusing protection and reducing costs. However, without a proper risk assessment, they may fall short of meeting legitimate threats. The current practice makes it very difficult for someone to break in and steal secrets. In light of addressing best practices, the main threat should not be overlooked or neglected. For example, when was the last time you read of buildings being broken into and safes blasted open or being cracked to obtain our nation's secrets? Facility security officers and industrial security professionals should develop measures to safeguard classified information at the highest level indicated. Employees should be trained to perform on these contracts based on NISPOM Guidance. This training includes:

Derivative Classifier

Security Awareness Initial and Annual Refresher

Insider Threat
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Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

FSOs are busy. Get ready for performing on classified contracts

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

05/03/22 • 29 min

Security Clearance and NISPOM consulting
Here are the top reasons for marking classified information:

Warn and inform a user that an item is indeed classified or sensitive
Conveys what exactly needs protection
Identifies levels of classification or sensitivity
Provides vital information and instruction on when to downgrade or declassify the material
Gives sources and reason for classifying the item
Warns of special access, control, dissemination or safeguarding requirements

Find out more in How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work

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DCSA Review
Prior to each inspection, the FSO and cleared contractor leadership should present DCSA with a state of security briefing to introduce and go over the company security policy. Similarly, the DCSA special agent may provide an out-briefing detailing the results of the inspection.
Training
FSOs should conduct initial and refresher training and file reports as required by the NISPOM. Instead of conducting NISPOM training with compliance as the end g

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Online security clearance webinars and coaching. Providing security training and resources.
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Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

Creating an excellent security environment at cleared defense contractor facilities.

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

03/25/22 • 28 min

Though defense contractors don't assign classification levels, it helps to understand why information gets classified and how the government identifies the classified information. The cleared contractor works with the classified information and protects it according to the markings.
From How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work

Influence at all levels
Integrate security at all levels
Be fiscally responsible
Be flexible, but knowledgeable

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Additionally, we have NISPOM fundamentals training perfect for studying and applying to your CDC facility. https://bennettinstitute.com/course/nispomfundamentals/The purposeful execution of Foreign travel pre-briefings-When employees travel to a foreign country, they may be targeted to provide sensitive information. A threat and/or defensive briefing should be provided to all cleared employees per NISPOM. (NISPOM Training). The briefings should be documented with signatures, dates and contents of briefings for presentation to Defense Security Services (DSS) industrial security representatives.
There is a lot of debate about professional certification. Currently, the drive and motivation for facility security officers (FSO) and security specialists to become Industrial Security Professional (ISP) certified is still self-motivation and not yet a requirement.

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Bennett Institute
Online security clearance webinars and coachin

Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

Classified document deliveries, Classification markings and security culture

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

02/23/22 • 32 min

There are many contractual reasons to transfer classified information from one location to another. Meetings, working groups, and deliverable requirements are just a few. In the receiving organization, the FSO should ensure all arriving classified information is inspected and received into accountability.
From How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work

The FSO should ensure that all classified deliveries are inspected prior to bringing them into accountability. Such checks are necessary to ensure items were sent properly, were not tampered with in transit, contain correct items and are authorized for storage in the classified holdings

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When performing Derivative Classification tasks, it's sometimes necessary to produce, reproduce, copy, or print classified information for work products, briefings and demonstrations. When doing so, the derived item should bear the appropriate classification.

Classification markings are applied to the top and bottom, front and back of classified items. Markings are also found in internal pages, paragraphs and other locations inside documents, books, manuals and other paper based products.
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FSO trains and treats ALL employees as security “force multipliers”. With security ingrained in the performance and actions of employees, t

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Bennett Institute
Online security clearance webinars and coaching. Providing security training and resources.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

How Cleared Defense Contractors Institutionalize Security Awareness

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

01/14/22 • 34 min

When Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) conduct reviews of cleared defense contractor facilities, they go with a purpose. Their first priority may be to conduct a risk assessment of classified information in the contractor's possession. However, they are also looking at above and beyond metrics that demonstrate the commitment to national security. These above and beyond attributes are often recorded and rewarded. Here are some ideas Facility Security Officers can employ to demonstrate above and beyond NISPOM application.
You might even consider inviting an Industrial Security Professional (ISP) or Industrial Security Oversight (ISOC) certified guest speaker.

Additionally, many vendors offer already developed online NISPOM training perfect for sending to your employees.

Be sure to create an index or catalog of where brochures, posters or other training items are located so that you can keep them updated, monitor use and make improvements. Most of all, it’s important to document and demonstrate how you use these items to improve your security posture. Become an expert for your training and show DSS how you are making a difference.
For those defense contractors who what to perform on classified contracts, there are a few considerations to address. Under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), a cleared contractor should appoint an FSO to take on this responsibility of directing a security program to protect our classified information. This FSO is the link between the government contractor and the cognizant security agency (CSA).
The

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Online security clearance webinars and coaching. Providing security training and resources.
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Jeff is available for speaking and consulting
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Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

Security training, export compliance, NISPOM, and working groups

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

11/20/21 • 43 min

Though not as sinister and espionage riddled as most savvy spy novels, export compliance is an issue that will get defense contractors in trouble. Violating State Department regulations will bring the weight of the US Government on the offending company. According to the International Traffic In Arms Regulation, ITAR, “Any person who engages in the United States in the business of either manufacturing or exporting defense articles or furnishing defense services is required to register”.
Security clearances should be kept to the minimum amount necessary to perform the classified work, access to that classified information must be kept to only those with a valid need to perform on the government work. Security clearance verification cannot provide need to know. Just because one has a clearance doesn’t mean they should be authorized access. Need to know is based on a contractual or work performance basis.
A leader can form an HPT from all business units. Since the FSO is responsible for creating a security program to protect classified information, they may either suggest or take the lead and form the group. Once in the group, the individuals begin to discuss the vision, norms and etc. Such topics to tackle might include policy, security violations, refresher training, emergency operations planning, and communication for starters. A multi organizational HPT can bring depth and breadth to a stagnant security program.Only those working in the National Industrial Security Program for at least 5 years are edible for the ISP Certification and anyone holding the SFPC qualifies for ISOC. Five years e

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NISPOM Central
Providing security clearance books, training, and resources for cleared defense contractors.
Bennett Institute
Online security clearance webinars and coaching. Providing security training and resources.
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Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

Preventing Espionage, Classified Information Loss, Every cleared employee should have a NISPOM

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

03/08/21 • 30 min

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Prepare for the Industrial Security Professional ISP Certification (ISP) and the DoD’s SPeD Industrial Security Oversight Certification (ISOC).
Those and several similar motivational publications stress that everyone has the same amount of time in a day. What we do during that time helps us either make or goals or fail before we even get started.
As leaders, FSOs can help cleared defense contractor employees understand how to create incredible security programs. Focusing on training, interaction with other cleared employees, self-improvement and institutional education should be part of professional development. FSOs and managers who write evaluations for direct reports have an excellent opportunity to help them establish goals to become better at their jobs, more impactful in their careers and hopefully, groomed to become FSO’s themselves. Challenging employees and team members to achieve personal and professional goals breeds success.
Security certifications such as ISP Certification and ISOC certification are goals cleared employees could take as a goal as well as encourage employees to achieve. The employee gains from such education and a prestigious career milestone. The organization also benefits from what the security employee learns and applies on the job. When employees study for the ISP Certification, they learn: how to read and apply the NISPOM, the importance of forming professional relationships with cleared employees, how the cleared contractor and the DSS representatives interact, and much more.
A leader also creates pride in the

Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

Getting Familiar with Controlled Unclassified Information Requirements

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

12/07/20 • 33 min

How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work | Red Bike Publishing

This episodes discusses new guidance on Controlled Unclassified Information.
https://www.archives.gov/cui

In this episode of DoD Secure, I discuss the new guidance for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). There are a few points to consider:

1. The government designates CUI

2. CUI Registries, training and information exist with executors at Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) and DoD

3. The CUI guidance reflects the guidance found with protection classified information. The government owns the information, designates which is CUI, provides markings and notifications, provides oversight, and communicates to the contractor. Guidance for protection classified information that can be applied CUI can be found at:

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This discussion follows the topics:

Apply proper initial marking requirements
Identify decontrol requirements
Describe safeguarding requirements
Identify proper destruction methods
Apply appropriate access and dissemination controls

Resources:
How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work.
Insider's Guide to Security Clearances
Security Clearance and NISPOM Training

Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits

The Importance of Training Uncleared Employees in Security Protocols

DoD Secure-Working with National Industrial Security Program

12/28/24 • 12 min

Jeff Bennett, owner of Thrive Analysis Group and NISPOM Central, explains the significance of security training for uncleared employees in defense contracting companies. The video details compliance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and covers mandated topics such as threat awareness, counterintelligence, and cybersecurity. Bennett emphasizes the importance of including uncleared employees in security training to prevent unauthorized access to classified information. He also highlights the need for regular training and self-inspection processes, suggesting outsourcing as a solution for overwhelmed FSOs.

00:00 Introduction to Thrive Analysis Group

00:28 Understanding the Role of FSOs

01:05 Outsourcing FSO Tasks

01:22 Developing a Sustainable Security Program

01:57 Today's Training Topic: Security Training for Uncleared Employees

02:09 NISPOM Training Requirements

03:34 Benefits of Training Uncleared Employees

04:49 Handling Classified Information

06:51 Training Tips for FSOs

09:14 Self-Inspection and Training Resources

10:29 Conclusion and Additional Resources
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Personnel Security Clearances

How to get a clearance
What to expect once you get a clearance
What you can do to prepare for a clearance

Facility Security Clearance

✓Become a CDC Contractor

✓Determine security requirements for SECRET, TOP SECRET and SCI Clearances

✓Establish a security team to protect classified information

✓Develop and provide required security training

✓Prepare for government inspections

✓Interpret Contract specifications

✓Fight Insider threat

✓Learn Security clearance levels

✓Process Classified information

✓Prepare Derivative Classification

✓Provide required Security Training

✓Appointing a Facility Security Officer

✓Prepare for Government Audits