DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE

1
DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE

• CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
• Requirements Para. 5-801, NISPOM

2
DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE

• Sonya Goldsboro
• Industrial Security Specialist
• Phoenix, AZ Field Office /Las Vegas, NV
• 702-652-4709 - Office Phone
• 702-652-7234 - Fax
• E-mail sonya.goldsboro_at_mail.dss.mil

3
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION

• Paragraph 5-801 specifies the minimum safeguards
  and standards required for the construction of
  closed Areas that are approved for use for
  safeguarding classified material.
• They apply to all NEW construction and
  re-construction, and existing areas that are
  altered, modified or repaired, and to DSS
  evaluation of old areas.

4
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUREMENTS

• Construction shall conform to the requirements of
  the NISPOM or with CSA approval, to DCID
  standards, the manual for physical security
  standards for Sensitive Compartmented
  Information Facilities (SCIF).
• On 3/3/04 - AF, Army and Navy jointly approved a
  revised standard called JAFAN 6/9 for SAPF areas
  replacing DCID 6/9.

5
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• HARDWARE
• Only heavy duty builders hardware shall be
  used in construction
• If accessible from outside the area - peened,
  pinned, brazed, spotwelded

6
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• WALLS
• Plaster, gypsum wallboard, metal panel,
  hardboard, wood, plywood, glass, wire mesh,
  expanded metal, or material offering resistance
  to and evidence of unauthorized entry

7
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• Insert-type PANELS
• Install to prevent removal without leaving visual
  evidence of tempering
• Visual Access
• If an issue, area barrier walls up to 8 of
  opaque/ translucent material

8
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• WINDOWS
• If can open and are less than 18 ft. from an
  access point
• -- fitted with 1/2 in. bars 6 in. or less apart
  PLUS crossbars to prevent spreading, 18 gauge
  expanded metal, or wire mesh all of which must
  be fastened from inside the area

9
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• WINDOWS - continued
• Visual Access a factor?
• --shall be covered by any practical method
• drapes painting blinds
• covering the inside of the glass
• --Non-working Hrs- closed, securely fastened to
  preclude surreptitious entry

10
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• DOORS
• Construction materials wood, metal
• w/Windows, louvers, baffle plates, or similar
  opening??
• --secured with 18 gauge expanded metal or with
  wire mesh secured inside closed area
• --visual access? Windows covered

11
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• DOORS - continued
• --paired or double doors? Astragal, an
  overlapping molding, shall be installed where the
  doors meet. All nails, screws, bolts, etc. must
  be peened, pinned, brazed or spotwelded to
  preclude removal.

12
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• DOOR LOCKING DEVICES
• Entrance Doors - secured with either
• an approved built-in combination lock
• an approved combination padlock
• an approved key-operated padlock

13
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• DOOR LOCKING DEVICES - continued
• Other Doors - secured from INSIDE with
• panic bolt actuated by a panic bar
• dead bolt
• rigid wood or metal bar - across width of the
  door and held in position by solid clamps on door
  casing or other CSA approved means in keeping
  with fire and safety codes

14
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• CEILINGS
• Construction materials
• plaster gypsum wall board panels wood
• hardboard wood plywood ceiling tile
• other materials with similar resistance to and
  detection of unauthorized entry

15
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• CEILINGS - continued
• If visual Access is not a factor
• wire mesh
• other non-opaque material offering similar
  resistance to, and evidence of, unauthorized
  entry into the closed area

16
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• CEILINGS - UNUSUAL CASES
• Walls do not extend to the TRUE ceiling and
  there is valid justification, I.e., use of
  overhead cranes for moving equipment within the
  area
• --contractor shall ensure that surreptitious
  entry cannot be obtained by entering over the
  top of the barrier walls

17
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• CEILINGS/UNUSUAL CASES - continued
• False ceiling is created??
• barrier walls extend to TRUE ceiling no need
  for reinforcing the false ceiling
• barrier walls do not extend to TRUE ceiling
• must be re-inforced with wire mesh or 18 gauge
  expanded metal to serve as the true ceiling.

18
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• CEILINGS/UNUSUAL CASES - continued
• False ceiling is created??
• if used, wire mesh or expanded metal must
  overlap the adjoining walls and be secured in a
  manner that precludes removal without leaving
  evidence of tampering

19
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• MISCELLANEIOUS OPENINGS
• Openings in excess of 96 square inches and over 6
  inches in its smallest dimension
• secured by
• 18 gauge expanded metal
• wire mesh
• rigid metal bars 1/2-inch in diameter across
  the width w/max of 6 between bars

20
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• MISCELLANEIOUS OPENINGS - continued
• - use of rigid metal bars require both ends be
  securely fastened to preclude removal
• - use of rigid metal bars require cross bars to
  prevent spreading

21
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• MISCELLANEIOUS OPENINGS - continued
• When wire mesh, expanded metal, or rigid metal
  bars are use, none must not allow classified
  material to be removed through the openings with
  the aid of any type instrument.
• Note If Intrusion Detection System IDS is
  used, none of the above are required

22
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• Now it is time to create a Closed Area
• Scenario
• DIS Form 147

23
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• Feeling at loose ends?
• Dont know how to get started?
• Well, so am I. So dont ask me_at__at_!!!

24
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• Seriously, we will take about 15 minutes to
  complete the task and then we shall INSPECT!

25
CLOSED AREA CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

• FANTASTIC JOB!
• Thank you all for your attention and
  participation.
• Now, go forth and work with your REPs.
• DONT CALL ME!!
• My name really is not Sonya Goldsboro!!