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Red Bike Publishing and Jeffrey W. Bennett, ISP just received the following good news "Congratulations, Jeffrey! Your book " DOD Security Clearances " has been nominated for a Military Writers Society of America award in the How To/Business genre. This nomination is in recognition of the reviewer's high opinion of your work." Cheers everyone Jeffrey W. Bennett, ISP is the owner of Red Bike Publishing Red Bike Publishing . Jeff is an accomplished writer of non-fiction books, novels and periodicals. He also owns Red bike Publishing. Published books include: " Get Rich in a Niche-Insider's Guide to Self Publishing in a Specialized Industry " and "Commitment-A Novel". Jeff is an expert in security and has written many security books including: "Insider's Guide to Security Clearances" and "DoD Security Clearances and Contracts Guidebook", "ISP Certification-The Industrial Security Professi...

Try these questions. Scroll down for answers: 1. Destruction records must contain _____ and be kept for _____. a. Date of destruction, two years  b. SSN of destroyer, two years c. Name of destroyer, one year d. ID material destroyed, one year e. Date of Classification, five years 2. Which types of door locking devices are approved for access to closed area entrance doors? a. Key operated pad lock  b. Handprint reader c. Deadbolt key lock d. Swipe card reader e. All the above 3. During the accreditation cycle the _____ may grant an interim approval to operate the system. a. FSO b. ISSM c. ISSO d. CSA  e. GCA 4. The _____ shall contain IS ID and location and a statement signed by ISSM certifying that IS implements the requirements in the security plan. a. SSP b. IS Certification Report  c. Master SSP d. SPP e. Security Classification Guide Answers follow: 1. Destruction records must contain _____...

The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) processes security clearances for organizations falling under the National Industrial Security Program ( NISP ). According to Executive Order 12968—Access to Classified Information, employees should not be granted access to classified information unless they possess a security clearance, have a need to know the classified information involved, received an initial security briefing and have signed a nondisclosure agreement. The Facility SecurityOfficer (FSO) is a position that the defense contractor must appoint during the Facility Clearance (FCL) approval process. The FSO implements a security program to protect classified in information. They also request investigations for employees who require a security clearance. What this means is, all cleared contractors must appoint an FSO. It could be the business owner in a small organization or an employee with an additional duty. The primary qualifications of an FSO are to be a US ...

NISPOM Training Discover how to meet NISPOM requirements Did you know that NISPOM requires cleared contractors to provide employees with: Initial Security Briefings Annual Security Awareness Training Cleared contractors are required to brief their cleared employees upon hiring and provide training every year thereafter. It’s easy when there is a Facility Security Officer (FSO) on site. In that case the FSO is overhead and develops the training as part of their daily duties. Does your business have time to focus on training requirements? Defense contractors and cleared contractors with one to a few hundred employees may have FSOs designated in addition to regular duties. COOs, engineers, CFOs, HR and other professionals don’t have time to create and execute training while performing on contract. That’s where Red Bike Publishing can help. An FSO can spend several hours designing training. At $35.00 per manager work hour, that could end up costing at least $150.00...

Defense contractor?  So What. Cleared Contractor? What does it really mean? Just because an entity does business with the government or is cleared for classified work, doesn’t mean they are at the same level of performance as legacy organizations. It’s tempting to assume that every cleared contractor Facility Security Officer (FSO) as “appointed” by the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual ( NISPOM ) attends professional organization meetings, are Industrial Security Professional (ISP) Certified and fully comprehend International Traffic In Arms Regulations ( ITAR ). But, it’s just not so. Not all defense contractors are created equally. Cleared defense contractors may be approved to possess classified information on location with storage approval. Others may not have storage approval, but cleared to provide security clearances for classified performance at customer or other off site locations. Large defense contractors may have an entire staff devoted to th...

National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) is Not Just For Security Managers; It’s for Everyone. Large NISPOM Small NISPOM It’s not just for the FSO. Every Cleared employee should have a copy. Red Bike Publishing has published a book store quality NISPOM. A sleek new professionally designed cover adorns our product. This NISPOM includes updates from DSSand the Industrial Security Letters. Most companies print their own NISPOMs which sometimes yields poor quality and a hard to read product. Red Bike Publishing has added a professional edge to the NISPOM for about the same as it costs to print your own. Our publisher quality books have crisp writing that is refreshing to read. Your cleared employees may actually spend more time reading this. Long gone is my big and bulky 3 ring binder.  This book (NISPOM) takes up a fraction of the room on your desk, and is portable enough...