Who is the U.S. citizen employee appointed by a contractor to supervise and direct security measures implementing the NISPOM and other federal requirements for classified information?

• A. Facility Security Officer (FSO)
• B. Export Authorization
• C. Extended Visit Authorization
• D. FAR Clause

Answer: (A)

The Facility Security Officer is the person appointed by the contractor to supervise and direct all security measures implementing the NISPOM and other federal requirements for classified information. This role is defined to manage the contractor’s security program, ensuring proper safeguarding of classified material, conducting security briefings and investigations for personnel, maintaining the facility’s clearance, handling incident reporting, and serving as the liaison with the government security office. The other options don’t fit this role: Export Authorization deals with controlled exports of sensitive data, Extended Visit Authorization is not a recognized security leadership position, and a FAR Clause is a contractual provision rather than a security program manager within the facility.