Things We are Thankful For!

Things We are Thankful For!

What should FSOs be doing this month? Check out the DCSA Website! Login with DISS and NISS to avoid lockouts! Send out Security “Shorts” – again, videos, not the tiny pants! Remind the team not to over-indulge in spiked holiday punch/ driving—stay safe! Audit your personnel training records with new training. Update your On/Off Boarding … Read more

How to Get Your Desired Outcomes As An FSO!

How to Get Your Desired Outcomes As An FSO!

What should FSOs be doing this month? Decide what your desired outcomes are for your organization’s security program. Login with DISS, NISS—check notifications and updates. Administer any scheduled annual training: Annual Refresher, In- sider Threat, Self- Inspections, and CUI training. Make sure you have your NBIS Account set up (which also means updating your PII … Read more

Whatcha think about NBIS?

Whatcha think about NBIS?

What should FSOs be doing this month? Get your NBIS Account going and active! Begin changing “DISS” to “NBIS” on internal memos and documents for investigation instructions. Get your “Quick Steps” from your FSO PRO Membership! Log into DISS, NBIS, ServiceNow, and NISS …and any other timed data base so you don’t get locked out. … Read more

The Bliss of DISS-Foreign Travel

The Bliss of DISS-Foreign Travel

What FSOs Need To Do This Month □ Submit any Foreign Travel in DISS! □ Log into DISS and NISS and any other timed data base so you don’t get locked out. □ Check in with your Insider Threat “Working Group” for any indicators □ Calendar a CDSE Training or STEPP Training during any down-time … Read more

Say Hello to MORE new stuff!

Say Hello to MORE new stuff!

By now, you have all (hopefully) completed your NISS PSI Survey and can check another annual compliance item off your list, just in time for some new stuff! DISS released a new update to the reports. Records that had “Other” or “Deferred” will now be reflected as “Enrolled”. But double check that to be sure! … Read more

March is for Membership!

March is for Membership!

“Thanks for helping me get through my Security Review—having an extra set of hands, templates, and tips gave me confidence and you helped it go smoothly!” ~FSO PRO Member Here is some shameless plugging for the FSO PRO Membership. (Don’t worry—there is a lot of practical information on page 2.) We have a FSO PRO … 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

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

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

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