08b Survey design February

February 26, 2008

IMPORTANT NOTICE: CHANGES TO PSI SURVEY

FOR

FACILITY SECURITY OFFICERS

Survey Summary Description (April-May 2008) – The Survey will be broken in to three sections:

Section A:

1. • This first section will provide the respondent with the opportunity to review and confirm the Facility Security Officer (FSO) name, CAGE Code of the facility, and FSO email address as shown in DSS records. .

Section B:

1. • In Section B, the FSO will provide information on what methodology or data source is used to estimate the PSI projections, input the PSI requirements projections for FY09-11, and then input trustworthiness projections for FY09-11.

2. • A key difference between this Survey and previous years is that the user will be providing PSI requirements projections for each DoD component and/or each Non-DoD component (as per NISPOM paragraph 1-103b) that is requiring the PSI for clearance.

   0. o To do this, the user will be selecting from lists of the DoD Components or Non-DoD Components. For each Component selected, the FSO will be directed to separate tables to provide PSI projections for fiscal years 2009-2011.

   1. o For each fiscal year the FSO will be asked to provide numbers for Single-Scope Background Investigation (Top Secret and Secret), SSBI Periodic Re-investigation, NACLC (Secret), NACLC (Secret) Periodic Re-investigation, NACLC (Confidential), and NACLC (Confidential) Periodic Re-investigation.

Section C Description:

This final section of the Survey will provide the user with an opportunity to input general comments or comments for a specific fiscal year. Classified information is not to be submitted through the survey tool.

Below are some examples of what the user will see as they complete the Survey.

Example of Methodology / Data Source question from Section B:

SECTION B-1 - METHODOLOGY / DATA SOURCE What methodology / data sources did you use to determine your PSI projections?

Select all that apply:

Other (you will be able to provide narrative explanation)

Average over a 3 year period

Average over a 5 year period

Current contracts requiring cleared personnel

Projected contracts requiring cleared personnel

Historical business data for this company

Projected or Strategic business plan data for this company

Human Resources / Personnel data Statistical Modeling

Section B Description Extract from the Survey:

--For each DoD or Non-DoD Component you select, you will then be directed to separate tables to provide PSI projections for fiscal years 2009-2011. For each fiscal year you will be asked to provide numbers for Single-Scope Background Investigation (Top Secret and Secret), SSBI Periodic Re-investigation, NACLC (Secret), NACLC (Secret) Periodic Re-investigation, NACLC (Confidential), and NACLC (Confidential) Periodic Re-investigation.

--If you have an employee who works under multiple cleared contracts who will require a PSI, you should only count them once and toward their primary contracting activity (either DoD or Non-DoD Component) or the one for which the individual provides the preponderance of their efforts for your projections (either DoD or Non-DoD Component).  Do not count double count.    

--If you have PSI requirements for clearances from any subordinate agencies or activities of these Components, you will select the ultimate governing Component from this list (i.e. If requirement is from Air Force Systems Command, select Air Force; or, if requirement is from the FBI, select Dept of Justice) 

DoD Components List:  
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
DARPA - Def Advanced Research Projects Agency
DCAA - Def Contract Audit Agency
DCMA - Def Contract Management Agency
DIA - Def Intelligence Agency
DISA - Def Information Systems Agency
DLA - Def Logistics Agency
DSCA - Def Security Cooperation Agency
DSS - Def Security Service
DTRA - Def Threat Reduction Agency
MDA - Missile Defense Agency
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGA - National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
NSA - National Security Agency
OSD - Office of the Secretary of Defense
Other DoD

Non-DoD Components List (NISPOM paragraph 1-103b): 
Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Commerce
Dept of Education
Dept of Health and Human Services
Dept of Homeland Security
Dept of Interior
Dept of Justice
Dept of Labor
Dept of State
Dept of Transportation
Dept of Treasury
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Reserve System
Foreign Government
Government Accountability Office
General Services Administration
NASA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Science Foundation
Small Business Administration
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Trade Representative

Example of a DoD Input Table from Section B:

SECTION B-3 - DOD COMPONENT DATA INPUT - AIR FORCE Based on the DoD components you previously selected, you will now be given a table to input your best numeric PSI requirements estimate for each one by investigation type for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011.

AIR FORCE	Single-Scope Background Investigation (Top Secret / Secret)	SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation	NACLC (Secret)	NACLC (Secret) Periodic Reinvestigation	NACLC (Confidential)	NACLC (Confidential) Periodic Reinvestigation
2009
2010
2011

If the survey will not let you proceed, check to ensure that you have input at least the number zero in each field of a table.

Example of a Non-DoD Input Table from Section B:

SECTION B-6 - NON-DOD COMPONENT DATA INPUT - DEPT OF JUSTICE Based on the Non-DoD components you previously selected, you will now be given a table to input your best numeric PSI requirements estimate for each one by investigation type for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011.

DOJ	Single-Scope Background Investigation (Top Secret / Secret)	SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation	NACLC (Secret)	NACLC (Secret) Periodic Reinvestigation	NACLC (Confidential)	NACLC (Confidential) Periodic Reinvestigation
2009
2010
2011

If the survey will not let you proceed, check to ensure that you have input at least the number zero in each field of a table.

Example of the Trustworthiness Input Table from Section B:

SECTION B-9 - TRUSTWORTHINESS:

Please list your projections by year and type for Trustworthiness Investigations that are not for security clearances and required for DoD activities only. Trustworthiness Investigations refer to sensitive positions that do NOT require a personnel security clearance (PCL). For the purpose of this survey, do not report investigations for HSPD-12 requirements.

These trustworthiness investigation positions can require different types/scopes of investigations (SSBI, NACLC, or NAC - all not for a personnel security clearance). Examples would include ADP I, II and III; now referred to as IT Level I, II, and III Positions. (Note: there are complete grid lines in the survey tables in the online survey.)

	SSBI (Not for PCL)	NACLC (Not for PCL)	NAC (Not for PCL)
2009
2010
2011

If the survey will not let you proceed, check to ensure that you have input at least the number zero in each field.

Example of Comments Page from Section C:

Section C: Comments The comment section is free form text. You may add optional comments in general about the survey and/or regarding a particular fiscal year. Do not submit classified information. If you feel it is essential to pass along any classified information pertaining to this survey please contact your Defense Security Service Industrial Security Representative to resolve how to submit such information.