Identity, Credential and Access management (ICAM) – The Federal Identity, Credentialing and Access Management (ICAM) architecture provides Federal, State, Local, Tribal Agencies and the private industry with a consistent approach for managing the vetting and credentialing of individuals requiring access to information systems and facilities. On May 21, 2019 the Office of Management and Budget, (OMB) released M-19-17 Titled: Enabling Miss...

The five pillars of the B.L.A.C.K Collaborative Leadership Skills Training method are discussed during this 2-day course. Companies, groups and teams of people manifest the same characteristics as individuals and therefore, experience the same problems, albeit on a different scale. Results driven, “the bottom line” and ICT are the key words within which any (major) organization operates these days. Even though people are considered...

After attending this unclassified class, students will be able to oversee design and construction of a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) which meets official government requirements for a secure area where classified information is handled. The stringent physical security requirements; such as, access control systems, thickness of doors, the strength of concrete and the use of alarms, and acoustical controls which prevent eav...

Like the Maintaining Control Workshop conducted by the US Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Traffic Engineering Agency, this class is intended for government, military and contractor SECURITY or ENGINEERING personnel involved in designing entry control facilities. The curriculum focuses on the design features required for the effective and efficient operation of access control points at installation perimeters and controlled areas from...

After attending this unclassified class, students will be able to oversee design and construction of a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) which meets official government requirements for a secure area where classified information is handled. The stringent physical security requirements; such as, access control systems, thickness of doors, the strength of concrete and the use of alarms, and acoustical controls which prevent eav...

(DSB) Designing Secure Buildings – This 3-day workshop is designed to familiarize students with twenty-one design principles used in preventing and detecting criminal activity and reducing the effects of acts of terrorism on the safety of personnel and damage to facilities and critical infrastructure. Specific modules include; Terrorism Ideologies, Security Basics, Philosophies and Design Strategies, Blast Fundamentals, Glazing and Windo...

(VAR) Vulnerability Assessments and RiskAnalysis Methodologies – A variety of fivequalitative and quantitative methodologiesare discussed in detail. Students will learnthe differences between qualitative andquantitative risk analysis. They will use avariety of methodologies by evaluatingsingle or multiple buildings and criticalinfrastructure nodes. Three full days of fieldevaluations assessing lighting, electricsystems, drinking water, i...

(SCD) Security Criteria Development: Exceeding DHS Guidelines – A three-day workshop intensely focused on writing criteria for antiterrorism, continuity-of-operations (COOP) and resiliency, information security, physical security, operational security plans and operating procedures to meet government requirements. What should be included in each type of plan is discussed in detail. Students will learn how to translate company policy into...

Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility Design and Construction – After attending this unclassified Workshop, students will be able to oversee design and construction of a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF), classified storage vaults and open storage spaces which meets official government requirements for a secure area where classified information is handled. The stringent physical security requirements; such as, ac...

SECURITY and ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING personnel involved in designing entry control facilities, both vehicular or pedestrian, will attend this three-day course. Students will focus their attention on the features required for the effective, efficient and safe operation of access and entry control points at compounds and controlled area perimeters. The workshop brings together the interdisciplinary dialogue between all of those involved in the des...