Here is what you’ll find:

Books for professional development and certification

When I became an FSO, I quickly realized that I had stumbled into something good. Stumbled because there is no career path. Additionally there are no security books based on NISPOM and I had to go outside of the community to get books and resources.

I added another step for my goal of changing our industry. I decided that in addition to starting a publishing company to provide print NISPOMs, that I would write books for FSOs. Books that provided real life help in understanding NISPOM.

I accomplished this goal within a few years of making it and it felt good.

Now these books have stood the test of time through various updates and NISPOM changes as well as the newest CFR version.

Wouldn’t you like to meet your security goals too?

Here’s what I’ve written so far and have a few more books to write:

• Insider’s Guide to Security Clearances
• How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work (a book about applying NISPOM in your organization)
• Establishing an Insider Threat Program Under NISPOM
• ISP and ISOC Master Exam Prep (even if you don’t want certification, this book is a whole lot of questions that will improve your understanding of NISPOM).
• SFPC Master Exam Prep

Don’t you think an inexpensive book based on NISPOM would be a great start?

As I mentioned earlier, books about NISPOM do not exist. I had to buy books from other types of authors.

Now you have opportunities to buy books about your profession.

Wouldn’t you find it valuable to have a book about NISPOM written by someone who knows NISPOM?

• NISPOM
• ITAR
• How To Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work
• Insider’s Guide to Security Clearances
• ISP and ISOC Master Exam Prep
• Establish an Insider Threat Program Under NISPOM

Addititional FSO professoinal development products.

Required Cleared Employee Training PowerPoints and Videos

• Security Awareness Training
• Insider Threat Training
• Derivative Classifier Training
• CUI Training

Essential FSO Forms

• The Foreign Travel Form: All cleared employees are required to report foreign travel to the FSO. The FSO files foreign travel through Defense Information System for Security (DISS). Provide the forms to the employee for them to populate. Once populated, they can provide to the FSO with the appropriate and required DISS fields. This saves hours and days of emailing requirements by providing all of the information at one time.
• The Facility Security Officer (FSO) Appointment Letter: The FSO is required to be a U.S. citizen, have a security clearance at the level of the facility, an employee of the company and appointed in writing. This form meets appointment requirements and once populated and signed, can be uploaded into the National Industrial Security System (NISS). Use this form each time an FSO is appointed and each time a Change Condition Package requires it.
• The Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO) Appointment Letter: The ITPSO is required to be a U.S. citizen, have a security clearance at the level of the facility, an employee of the company and appointed in writing. This form meets appointment requirements and once populated and signed, can be uploaded into the National Industrial Security System (NISS). Use this form each time an ITPSO is appointed and each time a Change Condition Package requires it.
• The Security Clearance Justification and Request Form: This form is required to completed for each employee prior to gaining access to classified information. It should be used to either initiate a new security clearance request, initiate a security clearance reinvestigation, or when a new employee’s clearance must be owned or serviced by our organization in DISS. This form allows your company to demonstrate NISPOM compliance where: the contractor shall limit requests for personnel clearances to the minimum number of employees necessary for operational efficiency, consistent with contractual obligations.
• Insider Threat Program Policy: This document demonstrates your company’s establishment of a program to protect classified information, residing in personnel knowledge, equipment, networks, or systems from insider threats. An insider threat is the likelihood, risk or potential that an insider will use his or her authorized access, willingly or unwillingly to do harm to the security of the United States. These threats may include harm to the program information to the extent it impacts obligations to protect classified national security information
• Security Executive Agent Directive 3 (SEAD 3): This document demonstrates your company’s establishment of a program to address reporting requirements. An The FSO will provide the following baseline reports upon occurrence. Cleared employees should understand their critical responsibility to report behavior or activities of those around them that could compromise classified information, workplace safety, and/or our National Security. Formats for completing reports can be found in Appendix A.
• Standard Practice Procedures: This Standard Practices and Procedures (SPP) describes your company’s policies regarding the handling and protection of classified information. This SPP is applicable to all employees, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and visitors to our facility and is a supplement to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Download this from and tailor to fit your company.
• Visit Request Forms: This form mimics the requirements in DISS. Employees can complete this form and provide all information necessary for executing visit requests in NISS.

Essential Insider Threat Program Forms

• The Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO) Appointment Letter: The ITPSO is required to be a U.S. citizen, have a security clearance at the level of the facility, an employee of the company and appointed in writing. This form meets appointment requirements and once populated and signed, can be uploaded into the National Industrial Security System (NISS). Use this form each time an ITPSO is appointed and each time a Change Condition Package requires it.
• Insider Threat Program Charter This Charter establishes the Insider Threat Program Working Group (ITPWG). The ITPWG intent is to gather, integrate, and report relevant and available information indicative of a potential or actual insider threat, consistent with E.O. 13587 and Presidential Memorandum “National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive Branch Insider Threat Programs.”
• ITPWG Meeting Agenda: The agenda should be published for each ITPWG session. The ITPSO can use this agenda to ensure that all topics are covered as applicable and that notes are taken for a final meeting report to be signed by the Senior Management Official. This agenda will be published for each session and is intended to demonstrate compliance with the ITP guidance.
• Insider Threat Program Policy: This document demonstrates your company’s establishment of a program to protect classified information, residing in personnel knowledge, equipment, networks, or systems from insider threats. An insider threat is the likelihood, risk or potential that an insider will use his or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly to do harm to the security of the United States. These threats may include harm to the program information to the extent it impacts obligations to protect classified national security information.
• Information Inventory Management and Risk Matrix: The ITPSO should use this form to lead conversation necessary to identify where sensitive and classified information resides and how it is present. For example, the information may be an item, software, or document. The key is to identify the existence, the sensitivity level, and where located.

Many have asked us:

“What can we do to become and FSO?”

• We identify FSO tasks, NISPOM requirements and provide books and training to equip the student with a path becoming an FSO

“Help, I’ve been appointed an FSO, now what?”

• For newly appointed and potentially reluctant FSOs, we provide a clear path to NISPOM compliance

Get your career started with our training package.

Not only will you learn, but you will have tools to get your NISPOM compliance started.

These books are great for career FSOs who want to build compliant programs and sharpen their skills. We have compiled information in one easy to place area so you don’t have to search. Did you notice that NISPOM requirements, compliance guidance and training is in disparate locations. Some resources are available from government or professional organization websites that require memberships.

We have books for:

• NISPOM Compliance
• Building security programs
• Building Insider Threat Programs
• Studying for ISP, ISOC and SFPC certification
• Security Clearances

These books are great for the do it yourself FSOs, career FSOs and those interested in the career opportunity. 

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have easy access to resources all in one place? Wouldn’t it be good if you could get print copies of books including NISPOM and ITAR as well as resources for explanation and training?

Now you have it. NISPOM Central is your one stop shop for NISPOM Compliance books and resources. This is a great place for corporate gifts or equipping your employees. From security clearances to performing on classified contracts to security certification, we have it here.

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