Access Authorizations
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 This third article in the series will address how to integrate the access authorizations into the overall security program designed to protect classified information. Here are some questions from the handbook and ways to address the topics: Are the numbers of clearances held to a minimum consistent with contractual requirements? The facility security clearance is tied to a contract. Typically this tie-in is carried down to the cleared employee. However tying in a personnel security clearance...