Getting Started Seminar for Facility Security Officers
Friday is the last day to register for the Getting Started Seminar (GSS) for Facility Security Officers (FSOs) June 9, at this year’s NCMS Annual Training Seminar! This course is not only a great way to get started as a new FSO, but also a way for experienced FSOs to keep informed on industrial security guidance and emerging trends. Working with other security professionals offers great networking opportunities while exploring security topics through practical exercises. Learn more about the DD 254, insider threat, reporting requirements, counterintelligence, security and contractor reviews, security training and briefings, and personnel security. For more information on this seminar and how to register, visit the course page here.
Psychology and Counterintelligence: A Mission Critical Intersection
Don’t miss CDSE’s latest offering, Psychology and Counterintelligence: A Mission Critical Intersection webinar Thursday, May 22 from 1-2:30 p.m. Hear from a panel of subject-matter experts as they discuss psychology-based research and consultation centered on why trusted insiders are vulnerable to foreign intelligence recruitment. Registration for the webinar can be found here.
2025 Virtual DCSA Security Conference for Industry Recordings
The 2025 Virtual DCSA Security Conference for Industry recording is now available! Hear from panelists discussing policy and operational updates, personnel security updates, and industrial security integration updates from the U.S. military. This year’s theme – “The Power of Partnership: Trust in People, Facilities, Systems, and Data” emphasizes the important role of trust and building strong partnership across the defense industrial base. The DCSA conference recordings can be found here.
Advanced National Security Adjudication PS301.10 VILT
Don’t miss CDSE’s Advanced National Security Adjudication virtual instructor-led course June 2-12. Students will learn the basis and application of due process in unfavorable national security determinations. Those who attend the course will analyze, identify and adjudicate significant derogatory information during initial, post-adjudicative and reconsideration reviews. Recommended attendees include DOD civilian and military personnel who perform due process duties with national security eligibility determinations for access to classified information or assignment to sensitive duties. Certain prerequisites apply. Course information and registration information can be found here.
Activity Security Manager (Infosec) If203.10
Check out CDSE’s virtual instructor-led Activity Security Manager course. This 4-week mid-level course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of how to apply and implement specific DOD Information Security policies and procedures to mitigate and manage risks associated with developing, managing, and evaluating a DOD Information Security Program (ISP). It is tailored for DOD civilian, military, and contractor personnel with primary duties as an activity security manager, information security program specialist, or manager within a DOD Component ISP. The next offering is July 28-August 24. Registration information can be found here.
The Pulse
Don’t forget to check out CDSE’s other publication, the Pulse. While May’s edition will be released soon, be sure to read April’s edition. It discusses a recent congressional subcommittee hearing on the impact of supply chain threats, and how these threats can be mitigated. Also, learn about new job aids, education courses, and much more. You can find the April edition here.
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