ISOO Second Survey of the NISP Report Findings
In its second report of the NISP, ISOO reported progress and areas for improvement. The Second Report revealed that there is greater awareness and uniformity in security procedures, increased reciprocal acceptance of personnel and facility security clearances, and increased reciprocal acceptance of agency inspections. All of these achievements helped to reduce security costs.
Notwithstanding these accomplishments, the report indicates areas of concern. They include:
- the lack of specificity in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) in regard to procedural matters;
- Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) requiring different clearance request forms;
- the impasse between the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense regarding reciprocal agreements for access and safeguarding Secret Restricted Data; and
- the diminishing presence and accessibility of the DSS.
ISOO is considering ways to address these areas of concern through the Executive Agent and the NISPPAC. In addition ISOO is preparing to conduct a new and expanded survey in the summer of 2002 to assess the current needs of the NISP.
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