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Try these NISPOM based questions and see how you do. You may find some answers in the NISPOM, but some you might just have to think about. Whether  you are working on NISPOM training, FSO certification, or security awareness training, these questions can help.   Problems 1. You are an FSO of a growing defense contractor. One of the executives approaches you about the need for more space to conduct classified work. He is agreeable to implementing your recommendation to use a restricted area and would like you to prepare a security briefing for his team. Prior to your briefing, you conduct the necessary research. Describe the reason for a restricted area and when cleared employees would use a restricted area. Keep in mind access control and storage requirements. 2. You have just sat down to eat lunch and receive a phone call from a cleared employee. She tells you that the securi...

http://www.redbikepublishing.com/book/magnet/ This article continues the series on the self-inspection guidance found in the Defense Security Service’s Self-Inspection Handbook for NISP Contractors. This article addressed the storage of information classified as SECRET. 5-303, 307 Is all SECRET and Confidential material being stored in GSA- approved security containers, approved vaults, or closed areas? RESOURCES: ISL 2012-04 GSA Storage Equipment and SECRET Storage under Industrial Security Letters at: http://www.cdse.edu/toolkits/fsos/safeguarding.html . GSA Security Container SECRET material should be stored in a GSA approved security container or as authorized by the Cognizant Security Agency, in open storage or bin storage in an approved closed area or vault. When SECRET information is approved for open bin storage stored in a closed area, supplemental controls or an approved guard force are required. However NISPOM does not require supplemental controls SECRET stored in a ...

This article continues the topic of the Self-Inspection Handbook for Defense Contractors. The handbook is a tool provided by Defense Security Services for cleared defense contractors to improve security at cleared facilities throughout the National Industrial Security Program. Facility Security Officers at cleared facilities can use the tool to evaluate their own security programs, make improvements, and prepare for the annual security review. These articles are written to provide security awareness training and help the FSO interpret and apply the NISPOM requirements and evaluate their programs while using the manual as a checklist. This topic is Storage of TOP SECRET information.  The question: 5-302 Is TOP SECRET classified information stored only in GSA- approved security containers, approved vaults, or approved Closed Areas with supplemental controls? The NISPOM requires cleared contractors to maintain accountability and control of TOP SECRET information. Sin...