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Rec # Recommendation Implementation / Status
JSC_039B Polygraphs for all contractor personnel Recommendation rejected due to reciprocity of polygraph examinations between

working at contractor facilities be polygraph agencies. The Forum on 27 Aug 1998 approved a polygraph MOA,

conducted under the auspices of a single that was signed by 12 of the 13 agencies that conduct polygraph programs. The

entity. MOA which addresses the 13 JSC recommendations was signed by an agency

official, not lower than Director of Security, that maintains a polygraph program.
JSC_040 Certify polygraph examiners under the The Forum on 27 Aug 1998 approved a polygraph MOA, that was signed by

auspices of a single entity. 12 of the 13 agencies that conduct polygraph programs. The MOA which

addresses the 13 JSC recommendations was signed by an agency official, not

lower than Director of Security, that maintains a polygraph program.
JSC_041 Consolidate CIA polygraph school into The CIA school was integrated with the DoD Polygraph Institute in September

the DoD polygraph institute. 1995.
JSC_042 Establishment of a robust, centrally Beginning in FY2000, Intelligence and DoD to sponsor additional Personnel

funded polygraph research program. Security research. DoDPI currently has $100K in its yearly budget for

polygraph research.
JSC_043 Two-levels of storage protection for all Recommendation for classified material protection not adopted in E.O. 12958

classified material or information. issued 20 Apr 1995.
JSC_044 Create a database to record certified The policy for "Reciprocity for Facility Use and Inspection" was approved by

facilities President Clinton 16 Sep 1997. Due to the sensitivity of a document that would

contain a list of all facilities, the user community opted to develop a list of

POCs with knowledge of facilities within their respective organizations. A

database of POCs is maintained by the SPB Staff and periodically updated.
JSC_045 No replacement or retrofit of containers This recommendation only affects DoD and the plan for implementation via a

and locks currently approved for use prioritization matrix developed within DoD and implemented via DOD 5200.1R

was accepted by the SPB.
JSC_046 Routine industrial security re-inspections The "National Policy on Reciprocity of Use and Inspection of Facilities"

should be eliminated. approved by President Clinton limits the frequency of inspections.
JSC_047 Eliminate employment of domestic NSTISSI 7000 issued 29 Nov 1993 implemented requirements that drastically

tempest countermeasures except in reduced the use of domestic TEMPEST countermeasures for collateral and SCI

response to specific threat data and greatly reduced its use for SAP s. All requests must be reviewed by a

Certified Tempest Technical Authority.
JSC_048A Eliminate routine domestic Technical The "National Policy for Technical Surveillance Countermeasures" was approved

Security Countermeasures (TSCM) by President Clinton on 16 Sep 1997, requires that all programs and

inspections in favor of increase emphasis inspections be risk base managed and threat driven and that the TSCM be

overseas. authorized by agency head. The policy is implemented through a series of

Procedural Guides and overseen by a working group of program managers.
JSC_048B The government should fund a To ensure a continued high level of training, the TSCM training activity has

coordinated TSCM R&D and training been transferred to the NSA/NCS as the executive agent for TSCM training.

program to support overseas inspections Funding to further training and more importantly R&D, remains an issue and a

and future technology. long term strategy is under development.
JSC_049 Develop a Central Clearance Verification The SII and DCII databases were successfully linked in February 1999.

database to be made available to

government and industry.
JSC_050 Abolish government certification of need The NISPOM implemented the recommendation, with the exception of

to know for contractor visits at the non-contract-related visits. These visits require government certification of

collateral level. contractor need-to-know. Approved by the U.S. Security Policy Board on 24

April 1995.
JSC_051 Develop a uniform badge system for the The Facilities Protection Committee through its Facility Access WG has

government's cleared community. developed a strategy for a common badge concept and an MOA for the creation of

a Configuration Control Board to oversee the strategies development. Work is

underway to resolve remaining differences in MOA wording.

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