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Try your knowledge of the NISPOM and apply your experience as an industrial security professional with these challenging questions: 1.      The minimum investigation requirement for SECRET FRD is: a.            NACLC b.            XNAC c.             SSBI d.            NAC e.             Polygraph 2.      Only contractors with access to RD and FRD can be designated as _____ employees as: a.            FRD Classifiers b.            RD Classifiers c.             NRC Classifier...

As a continuation from the last article, let’s look at a few more security education questions. The last article discussed some time-proven practices to present and document NISPOM training for cleared employees. This article will look at required reports as security education will be reviewed during the scheduled DSS visit. While answering these self-inspection questions, FSOs might consider interviewing cleared employees to gauge  their  understanding of requirements. The interview should also include opportunities for the employees to demonstrate how they execute policy. Knowledge of policy is not enough. FSOs should document a cleared employee’s response of what to do and how to perform when required as a means to demonstrate that knowledge.  The following are some questions from the self-inspection handbook: Are cleared employees debriefed at the time of a PCL’s termination, suspension, revocation, or upon termination of the FCL? Just because a cleared employe...

As a recap from the last article, we can apply the “Elements of Inspection” that are common to ALL cleared companies participating in the NISP. There are a few more elements that might be applied at unique cleared facilities, but facility security officers in those situations can adapt these articles to those specific needs. According to DSS’ The Self-Inspection Handbook for NISP Contractors, the five elements are: (A) Facility Security Clearance (FCL) (B) Access Authorizations (C) Security Education (D) FOCI (E) Classification As in all cases, documentation is key. Here is an explanation of the requirements, what to look for and how to document. FSO Training-As with all things leadership, the first place to start is at the top. The FSO should lead the way by ensuring their education is completed and documented as soon as possible. DSS provides FSO training and certification which can be found @ http://www.cdse.edu/toolkits/fsos/security-education.html According to NISPOM paragrap...