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If you are a defence contractor, cleared contractor or cleared employee, try these questions. Want more, see http://www.redbikepublishing.com 1. The vice president of business development has just brought up the wonderful opportunity of selling an all weather capability the company produces for medical evacuation flights to a foreign owned company.  a. Suppose this item needs a license prior to export. Describe the first step an organization would take in consideration of a possible export. b. If the item is to be delivered to a foreign company just down the street, will export requirements still apply? 2. You are travelling as an authorized courier to deliver a package that contains classified information at the CONFIDENTIAL level. Upon arrival, the foreign government customs agent wants to take custody of the package. You present your credentials and attempt to talk her out of the idea. She informs you that as a representative of the foreign government, she is authorized to...

The defense industry is booming and cleared contractors are benefiting. Those who know how to execute classified contracts are in demand. Additionally, the Departments of Defense, Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Central Intelligence Agency and many other Federal and supporting contractors are in great need of experienced and qualified security specialists, managers and Facility Security Officers. As the industry becomes more demanding and positions more competitive, today’s security specialists need to be on top of their game. Go beyond the Presidential Executive Orders and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual. Being technically proficient is great, but building an award winning security program gets you noticed. Make the move from being an administrator to becoming the "go to" security manager. Learn everything you can to better understand what it takes to get security clearances and move to the next step of protecting classif...

Our Newest Book New cleared contractors should understand that the Defense Security Service (DSS) provides initial training and special briefings to their appointed Facility Security Officer (FSO). This training is invaluable as the new FSO will have a chance to learn about their responsibilities. Sometimes the new FSO will be learning for the first time exactly what is expected of them. After training, the FSO is then authorized to present the training to the organization's cleared employees. According to NISPOM , the FSO is also required to attend the DSS mandated FSO Program Management Course within one year of appointment. This means that cleared contractors should be prepared to send a designated FSO to the DSS Academy for the training, or take the training on line. Either way, the FSO must be certified. DSS provides new courses designed for FSOs of possessing and non-possessing facilities. FSOs should coordinate with their DSS representative to determine the training that...