Happy New Year & Corkpop to the 2022 FSO PRO AWARD Winners!

Happy New Year & Corkpop to the 2022 FSO PRO AWARD Winners!

This year, we launched an awards program for FSOs. There were cash prizes, fun prizes and a certificate to show to DCSA. Here’s this year’s winners: Most Improved FSO 2022 Phillip Sandgren, Northrop Grumman I Space Systems BEST Security Awareness 2022 Jackie Wardell, FSO/ITPSO, STRATOLAUNCH BEST FSO Security Hack Andreas Buonamia, Security Consultant With their … Read more

On the first day of Christmas, my FSO gave to me...

On the first day of Christmas, my FSO gave to me…

There is only one month until 2023 (Is it just me or did this year go by very fast?). It was a year with TONS of changes—SEAD 3, new CFR requirements, NISS changes, the return of in-person Security Reviews, and NBIS on the way…so many changes and challenges. I say let’s wrap up this challenging … Read more

Another SEAD Requirement?

Another SEAD Requirement?

It seems like it was just minutes ago when we were hearing about all the updated reporting requirements of SEAD 3— an expansion of all the items that need to be reported by cleared personnel. As some of you know or may have heard, the SEAD 3 required FSOs to develop a process for distributing … Read more

The Bliss of DISS - Foreign Travel

The Bliss of DISS – Foreign Travel

It is time to start using DISS more & FSO PRO is here to help! Maybe you don’t attend as many Continuous Monitoring meetings as we do (do I whine about that too much?) but DCSA is still making it pretty clear, they want FSOs to start learning the requirements of the new Federal Rule … Read more

New Spring - New Changes!

New Spring – New Changes!

“The new director is really in favor of the ’without notice’ security reviews… you know, where the DCSA Rep just shows up at your office to review every- thing? He wants us to do some of those soon.” This was an actual comment at my most recent in-person Security Review by the DCSA Rep this … Read more

Corkpop! Happy 2022!

Corkpop! Happy 2022!

Here are 22 tips to have a great security program in 2022! For an added bonus – we provided a one-page “FSO Action Planner” so you can plug important actions into your new year planner and to do your best work. Download the FSO Action Planner 2021 was a challenging year for FSOs… There were … Read more

On the First Day of Christmas, My FSO Gave To Me

On the First Day of Christmas, My FSO Gave To Me

Download our End Of Year Checklist There is only one month until 2022 (Is it just me or did this year go by very fast?). It was a year with TONS of changes—DISS, new CFR instead of NISPOM, new self-inspection, new Security Reviews…so many changes and challenges. I say let’s wrap up this challenging year … Read more

A Security Program that is JUST right!

A Security Program that is JUST right!

What should FSOs be doing this month? Get all the resources from FSO PRO for the new Reviews! Log in to your NISS & DISS accounts. Ask FSO PRO your DISS questions! Make sure you have completed the new “Self-Inspection” and uploaded it to NISS before the end of the year. Make sure you have … Read more

Fall into a New Fiscal Year!

Fall into a New Fiscal Year!

If you live in the South, Sweatember is leading into Hotober… the temperature doesn’t shift as much as it should, but the leaves get prettier! Changes for the FSO are better this month! DCSA, the agency formerly known as DSS, has launched all their new products for the Federal Rule, the new Self-Inspection, the new … Read more

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