We provide Facility Security Officer (FSO) services for small businesses that work on DoD classified contracts. We can manage and maintain your entire security program, or we can advise and assist your Facility Security Officer as an Assistant FSO (AFSO).

Whether the need is an initial effort to ensure compliance with the NISPOM, DCSA Audit preparation, or regular CAGE Code maintenance our team can strengthen your program.

SME Consultants can create and maintain an integrated security program for your organization. We can strengthen your security program with policies, processes, and procedures developed that meet or exceed NISPOM requirements.

Facility Security Officer (FSO) Services

Many cleared companies face logistical challenges maintaining compliance with the NISP in personnel clearance and Facility Clearance processing, security education materials, and record maintenance. 

SME Consultants can advise and assist, or serve as your virtual security department. We plan, develop, monitor, and continually assess security operations for our clients. 

Our FSO services include:

Security Clearance Management

• Security Records Maintenance
• Verification of U.S. Citizenship
• e-APP Processing, SF 86 processing, validating, certifying, and transferring approved data in e-APP
• SCI Clearance, Verification, Certification and Billet/Records Maintenance
• DISS/NBIS Clearance Reinstatements/Conversions/Terminations

Security Training and Briefings (online or in person)

• FSO Training of Security Management
• Initial/Annual refresher training for staff and management
• New staff security indoctrination, SF-312 brief, COMSEC, OPSEC, NATO, Foreign Travel, SCIF, AIS, etc.
• Continuous Security Evaluation Program
• Regular security information dissemination
• Staff interviews for Adverse Information

Visits and Meetings

• Prepare staff visit requests to other facilities and work sites
• Manage visit requests to your sites

Security Documentation

• Security Vulnerability Assessments and Audits, Threat Assessments, Procedure Reviews
• Standard Practice Procedures
• Automated Information Systems Documentation
• Checklists and Step by Step Process and Procedures Guides

Security Reports

• Create reports to be submitted through DCSA Field Office to the FBI pertaining to Espionage, Sabotage, or Subversive Activities
• Investigation services for company changed conditions affecting the Facility Clearance:
  • Facility Move, Ownership Change, or Change in Safeguarding Level
  • Reports of Loss, Compromise or Suspected Compromise
  • Adverse Information
  • Suspicious Contacts
  • Violations
  • Change in Employee’s Individual Culpability Status Reports
  • Representative of Foreign Interest
  • Employees desiring not to perform on Classified Work
  • FOCI Mitigation

To find out more about our FSO or AFSO services, please feel free to contact us.

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