FEDERAL Govt Contracting - Preparing The FSO For A DSS Audit

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Preparing The FSO for a DSS Audit US Federal
Government Contracting Webinar Series -
2016 Presented By Eric Schiowitz JUNE 8, 2016
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2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar
Series
CALENDAR OF EVENTS (All Webinars are at 12pm EST
Recorded) JUNE 1 - Maximizing The Value of
Your GovCon Business  https//attendee.gotowebinar
.com/register/74156936435694851 JUNE 2 - Capture
Planning - To Bid Or Not To Bid  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/7051206926535220483  JUN
E 3 - Teaming Agreements - The Good, The Bad
The Enforceable  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/7352313683359938307 JUNE 6 - Teaming
With Tribally Owned 8(a) Businesses https//attend
ee.gotowebinar.com/register/4324839202604449539 J
UNE 7 - Color Reviews For Successful
Proposals  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist
er/3973323136181419267 JUNE 8 - Preparing The
FSO for a DSS Audit  https//attendee.gotowebinar.
com/register/423786240906737667 JUNE 9 - Life
After 8(a) - Best Practices Case
Study  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6
473232146721067779 JUNE 10 - The Politics Of
Procurement   https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg
ister/3924758807094447107  JUNE 13 - Contract
Administration - Best Practices  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/2132047978959217667 JUNE
14 - So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now
What?  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9
028972158695833091 JUNE 15 - Unsolicited
Proposals - Why, What How. https//attendee.goto
webinar.com/register/4729436391901262849 JUNE 17
- SBIR's - The Good, The Bad The
"How" https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/63
37198369128857857
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• AGENDA

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• AGENDA
• Introduction HOST
• Introduction - GUEST
• Presentation
• Conclusions
• Q A

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• INTRODUCTION
• Host

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• Jennifer Schaus
• About The Host

Approx 20 Yrs in Gov Contracting Career
DB (Govt Division) Federal
Sales GSA Scheds Frequent Speaker Chambers,
NCMA, AFCEA, etc Member WIPG Education
Towson University B.A. UC Berkeley -
Leadership Accelerator Cornell University
- Exec Leadership
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2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar
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• Jennifer Schaus
• Jennifer Schaus Associates

DC Based Consulting Firm Over 10 Yrs in
Business Support Services for Gov
Cons Proposal Writing / Contract Vehicles
(GSA) Sales Biz Dev Certifications SBA
8(a) SDVO etc. Events
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• INTRODUCTION
• Guest

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• Eric Schiowitz
• ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Industrial Security Specialist for over 10
years Active member of NCMS, NDIA, NSI, and
more Attended over 50 DSS Audits Solid experience
supporting DOD and Intelligence Community
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Eric Schiowitz Expert FSO
Assist companies with FCL Process and
maintaining once approved Manage all day to day
Security tasks giving company officials the
bandwidth to focus on the business needs Assist
in the Security Volumes for proposals Manage
JPAS, Fingerprinting, SWFT, Security Education,
eFCL, etc Making sure that the Security Program
is 100 compliant with DSS requirements at all
times.
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• PRESENTATION

• Preparing The FSO for a DSS Audit

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What Is An FSO? Facility Security Officer Why
Needed? Maintain compliance for firms holding a
Facility Clearance. Main Roles /
Responsibilities Day-to-day support for
classified pgms Maintaining personal security
clearance special access records for the org
Provide program, foreign travel Counter
Intelligence briefings to employees Maintain
systems (JPAS, eFCL, SWFT, ISFD) Initiate
investigations, provide Security briefings
provide DSS w required info
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Who is DSS? Defense Security Service Mission /
Why Needed? Strengthens national security at
home abroad through security oversight
education Oversees the protection of U.S.
foreign classified info technologies in the
hands of cleared industry under the National
Industrial Security Program by providing risk
mngt services. Provides security education,
training, certification, professional
development for DoD for other U.S. Govt
personnel, contractor employees representatives
of.
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Frequency Of Audit 18 - 24 Month schedule for
non-possessing facilities 12 Month schedule for
possessing facilities Duration 1 Day
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Main Points Covered in DSS Audit

• Overall NISP Compliance
• Documentation
• Minimize access
• Briefings
• Security Education
• Risk Control

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• CONCLUSIONS

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• CONCLUSIONS

Facility Clearance Coveted Status Stay
Compliant Good record keeping Keep all
systems current Stay current on regulations /
changes Always be prepared for Audit
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• Q A

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CONTACT DETAILS Ms. Jennifer L.
Schaus Washington DC 1 - 2 0 2 3 6 5 0 5 9
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Schiowitz EXPERT FSO 1 8 6 6 3 7 6 9 7 7
8 eric_at_expertFSO.com www.ExpertFSO.com
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2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar
Series
CALENDAR OF EVENTS (All Webinars are at 12pm EST
Recorded) JUNE 1 - Maximizing The Value of
Your GovCon Business  https//attendee.gotowebinar
.com/register/74156936435694851 JUNE 2 - Capture
Planning - To Bid Or Not To Bid  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/7051206926535220483  JUN
E 3 - Teaming Agreements - The Good, The Bad
The Enforceable  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/7352313683359938307 JUNE 6 - Teaming
With Tribally Owned 8(a) Businesses https//attend
ee.gotowebinar.com/register/4324839202604449539 J
UNE 7 - Color Reviews For Successful
Proposals  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist
er/3973323136181419267 JUNE 8 - Preparing The
FSO for a DSS Audit  https//attendee.gotowebinar.
com/register/423786240906737667 JUNE 9 - Life
After 8(a) - Best Practices Case
Study  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6
473232146721067779 JUNE 10 - The Politics Of
Procurement   https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg
ister/3924758807094447107  JUNE 13 - Contract
Administration - Best Practices  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/2132047978959217667 JUNE
14 - So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now
What?  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9
028972158695833091 JUNE 15 - Unsolicited
Proposals - Why, What How. https//attendee.goto
webinar.com/register/4729436391901262849 JUNE 17
- SBIR's - The Good, The Bad The
"How" https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/63
37198369128857857