Member Benefits & Requirements

Locally, nationally, and internationally, the Society offers courses, seminars,and workshops for professional development in the management of both classified and unclassified/sensitive information. Other benefits of membership include:

interaction with and support from other professionals;
demonstrated and certified education as a basis for promotions and salary increases;
access to resources on both the local and national levels for answers to questions and for advice when problems occur;
association with audit personnel on a professional, non-adversarial basis;
interaction with people at the policy making level at both local functions and national seminars;
cross-pollination of ideas and programs between government and industry and between government agencies.

The Society is repeatedly called upon to provide input to deliberations of Congressional committees and Executive Branch panels and commissions, to comment on proposed policy and procedural changes, and to assist in the development of the regulatory documents and standards.

NCMS has been called upon to lend the expertise and experience of its members to studies such as the Stilwell Report, the Senate bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947, Presidential Directives such as Executive Orders 12356, 12958, and 12968, changes to the Industrial Security Manual, and participation on the National Industrial Security Program (NISP).

Membership Requirements

Dues for membership in the NCMS are $90.00 per calendar year. New members to the Society are also assessed a one-time processing fee of $30.00 during the first year of membership.

Regular members must be United States citizens. Qualification for membership includes:

Employment in a United States industry, United States Government (including military services), or academe involving responsibility for classification management, information security, technology security, personnel security, or computer security.
Non U.S. citizens and U.S. citizens working for or representing a foreign government must be employed in or by a country or facility with which the U.S. has a reciprocal security agreement and/or has a facility clearance granted or recognized by the United States.

Membership dues for all members living outside the continental United States is $105.00 per calendar year.

Membership Applications

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