
CSSWG Membership Application
Regular CSSWG
membership is required for all Industry persons attending CSSWG meetings. The
CSSWG Charter requires that Regular (Industry) Members must "hold
employment in U.S. Industry and have responsibility for SAP security policy
formulation and/or implementation of a function or functions of security
management or related information security activities in a special access
program (SAP)."
Associate
Membership is limited to cleared and accessed government employees of those
agencies which: 1) sponsor, or 2) have security oversight responsibility for
special access programs that are contracted with industry. Associate membership
status requires the individual's government position have some functional
responsibility for SAP security management issues. Associate membership status
may be subject to review and approval by the senior member of the government
agency where the individual is employed, who will also validate security
clearance and special access status.