SETA and Annual Security Refresher Training
In the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) world, cleared contractors know to perform training to better equip cleared employees to protect classified information. This training comes under many different names and programs; annual security awareness training, annual refresher training, initial security training and required security briefings among others. Some of the phrases are interchangeable. For example, where the NISPOM requires annual security refresher training, FSOs may conduct “annual refresher training” or similarly worded training events. The point is, regardless of the event title, cleared contractors should conduct training to standards listed in NISPOM Chapter 3 and defend the training with proper documentation. The training execution is left to the contractor as long as the required elements are in place. As a refresher, these elements are: 1. Reinforce topics provided during the initial sec...