A cleared contractor can help reduce expenses with by preparing ahead of time. This is where an experience FSO can anticipate expenses, perform risk assessment while implementing NISPOM and advise on ways to reduce costs while being compliant. The more money saved on overhead expenses, the greater the overall company profit. The earlier into the process […]
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I\’ve recently received many emails from people who are curious about security clearances and working for foreign owned companies. Though the volume of those questions have increased, I guess the topic is no longer surprising in content as it could have been many years ago. Many years ago, we might automatically assume that working for
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Cleared Defense Contractors use classified information during performance of contracts. The Department of Defense makes the rules and governs how the classified contractors protect classified material. The Federal Government has published a policy appropriately titled: The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). This page turner is sponsored by the Presidential Executive Order (E0)12829 for the protection of information
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A buzz is sweeping the security community since the industry has been notified of the recent updates to DoD\’s CUI program based on the presidential memorandum with the subject, Designation and sharing of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). This memorandum implements a program designed to encourage the speedy sharing of information to those authorized and to
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Becoming a cleared defense contractor (CDC) demands more than just a defense contractor getting a security clearance and performing on classified contracts. It\’s more to do with, what to do once the clearance is awarded; specifically, protecting classified information selecting an FSO and and conducting FSO Training. This protection involves physical, classified processing, and information
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What is A Standard Practice Procedure (SPP)? The Standard Practice Procedure is your process for applying the NISPOM to your organization as you work on unique classified contract requirements. The SPP should be tailored to your specific organization. To be effective, it should reflect performance requirements on classified contracts as reflected in the statement of work, DD
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The latest industry buzz is the “release of the new National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)”. I’m putting air quotes in there, because an actual NISPOM has not been rewritten or re-released. There is no re-release of NISPOM, only a reorganization of the CFRs that duplicate National Industrial Security Program requirements. If you are
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