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Why does everyone have to have the same training? Sure, every cleared employee receives the initial training and the annual refresher training , but do they have to be the same presentations? After all, we are not cut from the same cloth; we've got varying degrees of experience, right? New Employees, New Clearance Great questions and perhaps you have heard them from your employees. I know I have. In response, FSOs could consider dedicating more security awareness training to new employees who will have a security clearance for the first time. The rational is because they will be newly introduced to sensitive and classified government information under the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, they should learn the fundamentals: The nature of classified material and how to protect it Notice of their responsibilities to protect classified information and the consequences of unauthorized disclosure Recognizing and protecting U.S. and foreign government ...

More information here Insider threat briefings abound, but very few actually identify protection measures against an enterprise insider threat from within the enterprise. Many training opportunities do a good job at describing the threat and the need to prevent such occurrences, but seldom are the right measures identified. Here are four proven ways to protect classified contracts and sensitive company information: Consult your employees and provide proscribed protective measures found in policy and guidance such as National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual ( NISPOM )   and the International Traffic in Arms Regulation ( ITAR ). This is going to be as simple as interpreting what needs to be protected, what to protect and how to protect classified contract work per written contractual and policy guidelines. Establish rules of engagement with cleared employees, getting their understanding and agreement. Equally important is to protect proprietary and other...

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...