IT support to DoD Defense Contractors

Security First & Associates provides FISMA compliant support, Risk Assessment, Certification & Accreditation.  We help private industry clients achieve “Approval to Operate” –“ATO” – status in the shortest time possible.

Personnel Security

We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel who have access to any classified information have the required authorizations and eligibility. We can assess your programs and provide detailed recommendations and solutions to ensure your compliance with NISP and DCID standards, and increase your organization’s overall security posture.

Program Management

We can assist your organization in the process of managing your security programs and improving performance. We can help you define your security needs and provide analysis to ascertain current state of security, identify vulnerabilities, and make recommendations to improve the overall security posture of all of your programs, while also providing eQip, DISS, and FSO support.

Compliance and Oversight

Organizations must comply with all applicable security policies and regulations. We can identify deficiencies and recommend corrective actions. We can assess programs and provide detailed recommendations and solutions to ensure compliance with NISP and DCID standards.

Audit Control

We offer outside and internal audit services. Outside audits provide a comprehensive snapshot of your organization’s security posture. As a security partner, we can provide internal security control through performance of periodic compliance assessment reviews and self-inspections to ensure compliance with government and company regulations/requirements between customer audits. Whatever your needs, we can conduct the appropriate surveys and render impact statements or recommendations when deviation to standards are appropriate and fully justified.

Policy & Procedural Development

The first step in the process of policy and procedure development is identifying decision points. We ensure that investigations are conducted and successfully concluded involving associate theft, violations, and compromise of material or of business conduct policy.