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ANNEX G: Managing Cleared Programs

hired under the contract until they have passed a prescreen. The candidate is sent a security prescreen
form by the PM (form located in Vysnova Standard Docs Shared Drive folder, see Annex E), copying
fso@vysnova.com. The clearance candidate will complete the form and return it to
fso@vysnova.com. Our Facility Security Officer (FSO) will reply to the PM and advise the likelihood of
the candidate being granted an interim security clearance. If an interim clearance is unlikely, the PM
may collaborate with HR to seek alternate candidates. If the candidate passes the prescreen, HR and
the PM will continue the hiring process (see HR Section), and the PM will advise the FSO to proceed.
The FSO will then advise the candidate on next steps to apply for either a Secret or Top-Secret security
clearance and guide them through the process. The FSO will provide the PM with weekly updates. The
interim clearance is typically adjudicated within 3-4 weeks from the date the candidate submits their
application and completes their fingerprints.

After the interim clearance is adjudicated, the PM can give the candidate access the project
documents and can begin work. The full Secret or Top-Secret clearance will likely be adjudicated within
3-9 months.
Document Security
Document security provides for the proper protection, distribution and destruction of sensitive and
classified documents and materials that require limited distribution and the application of the “need-
to-know” principle including: competitive bid information; Privacy Act protective information; and any
other hard copy information either produced by Vysnova or entrusted to Vysnova by its clients.

Documents are classified in various categories:

• Patient Health Information (PHI): which includes medical records and personal identification
information. Vysnova does not store this information. Employees should follow client and
government guidelines when handling this data in project work.

• Classified: Classified National Security information will be handled in accordance with the
provisions of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Classified
information is stored at government sites and never at Vysnova offices. Employees are provided
access to classified information and areas subject to customer approval and authorization.
Employees should follow the client’s classification guidelines.

• Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): Classified information requiring protection as identified
in a law, regulation, or government-wide policy. The CUI Registry provides information on the
specific categories and subcategories of information that the Executive branch protects. The CUI
Registry also provides the newly approved Defense category. The CUI Registry can be found at:
https://www.archives.gov/cui.

Information Systems and Telecommunications Security
Information systems and telecommunications security provides for uniform policy and procedures
governing the access, integrity and availability of computer-based information and communications
resources. All Vysnova documents will comply with NIST 800-171 and DFARS.

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