A multi-year retained security advisory relationship spanning PSPF agency security planning, personnel security review, and a post-COVID insider threat and work-from-home risk assessment.
THE CHALLENGE
A national statistical and data agency needed ongoing, expert-level security advisory support to remain compliant with successive iterations of the PSPF across a rapidly shifting threat landscape. From initial agency security planning in 2015 through a personnel security review in 2016 and a post-COVID insider threat assessment in 2022, the agency required a trusted partner who understood both its unique data custodianship obligations and the evolving PSPF requirements — including the shift to AGSVA Baseline clearance standards and new APS Commissioner guidelines on remote work.
OUR APPROACH
Agilient maintained a sustained, responsive advisory relationship with the agency across eight years. In 2015, we delivered a full Protective Security Risk Assessment (PSRA), an Agency Security Plan, and updated Site Security Plans — all aligned with PSPF. In 2016, we conducted a Personnel Security Review benchmarked against the revised PSPF PERSEC requirements. In 2022, we returned to assess insider threat and work-from-home risks introduced by COVID-19 operational changes, and to conduct a gap analysis against AGSVA Baseline clearance requirements, APS conditions of service, and APS Commissioner guidelines. Each engagement was built directly on the last.
THE OUTCOME
- Delivered three distinct security engagements over eight years, each directly responsive to a new regulatory or operational trigger
- Produced a comprehensive PSRA, Agency Security Plan, and Site Security Plans aligned to the PSPF.
- Delivered a post-COVID insider threat and work-from-home risk assessment with a clear gap analysis against current AGSVA and APS standards