You have your Facility Security Clearance, Now What?
I spend a lot of time writing about the security clearance process and how to protect classified information. I write the security clearance process with the newly cleared or yet to be cleared defense contractors in mind. The latter, I write for established contractors as they maintain their classified contracts. Though I’ve covered it in DoD Security Clearance and Contracts Guidebook , I’ve not yet published an article about what happens after you get the new facility security clearance (FCL.) Once the security clearance is awarded and you begin to work on classified information, your responsibility is to establish the security program and protect classified information the way you promised your government customer you would. Soon enough, your industrial security representative from Defense Security Services (DSS) will be by to verify those security practices. Preparation for the visit begins with understanding your responsibility to prepare the facility to safeguard ...