How FSOs Are Becoming Even More Essential to Defense Contracting Companies Part 1!

How FSOs Are Becoming Even More Essential to Defense Contracting Companies Part 1!

Last month, whenever FSO PRO had to work on a NISS issue for our clients, we often had to get on the phone with their Industrial Security Representative (ISR). As a result, many of them went ahead and “completed the Continuous Monitoring call” as a matter of convenience. Its always FUN when some- one gives you a surprise review, huh? Good times.

Annual Clean Up Time!

Annual Clean Up Time!

FSO Success What great FSO’s read! More cleanup? Time to bring out the big guns. Annual Clean Up Time! By now, you have all (hopefully) completed your NISS PSI Survey. April brought us many gifts – spring flowers, the new Avengers movie, the return of Game of Thrones and, throughout the month, DSS kept extending ... Read more
Speaking of Personnel Clearances...

Speaking of Personnel Clearances…

Hopefully by now, most of you have completed your Personnel Clearance projections for the next three fiscal years through NISS and learned the joys of using the NISS Database! If not, you have until April 5th to get that done! (Just a few days before taxes are due – aren’t government deadlines fun?)

It Is Time for Annual Predictions!

It Is Time for Annual Predictions!

It Is Time for Annual Predictions! No, not for the Oscars (although my money was on Rami Malek for his portrayal of Freddy Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and I nailed it!).
Nah – this is “Prediction Time for FSOs” – also known as the Personnel Security Investigations submission that will launch March 11 – April 5, 2019.

We Love Our Fan!

We Love Our Fan!

FSO Success What great FSO’s read! While I can’t be sure, this is almost certainly what Dan looks like..... Probably. We Love Our Fan! Dan, our good friend (and Fan!) likes to think of new ways we can help FSOs. We like this. He thinks of things he needs as an FSO and we think ... Read more
Wow! What a Year!

Wow! What a Year!

FSO Success What great FSO’s read! It’s time to celebrate the way The Hoff intended. With milkshakes and class. Wow! What a Year! Let’s face it – there were a LOT of changes for FSOs this past year. There were new systems, “DSS In Transition” (DiT), a new way of doing inspections, lots of changes ... Read more
Have Yourself a Merry Little NISS-MAS!

Have Yourself a Merry Little NISS-MAS!

We’ve given thanks, now its back to the world of less turkey, more time working with new systems! As promised last month, here is a rundown of what we learned as we moved forward with NISS!

We will be Wishing you a Merry NISS-mas next Month!

We will be Wishing you a Merry NISS-mas next Month!

This is the part where we wanted to talk about NISS and how to manage different functions. Well, we can’t yet! We submitted our enrollment, but we are still waiting for our DSS Rep to return from travel and click the “approval” button.

Autumn Colors, Pumpkin Spice Everything, and DSS Changes

Autumn Colors, Pumpkin Spice Everything, and DSS Changes

  FSO Success   Pumpkin Spice FSO SUCCESS. Autumn Colors, Pumpkin Spice Everything, and DSS Changes Did you know that the loca on for STEPP is changing? It is.   Did you know that they changed the fax number to send SF312s? They did.   Did you know that they have been stopping PRs for ... Read more
Changes on the Horizon!

Changes on the Horizon!

FSO Success We at FSO PRO are looking far into the distance to keep you prepared. Changes on the Horizon! Here is your map to success!! Anyone else overwhelmed by all the new requirements from DSS? Oh - just us?You may have noticed – there is a push from Defense Security Service to re- view, ... Read more

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