# Company Security Management Office (SMO) Responsibilities and Lingo

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/company-security-management-office-smo-responsibilities-and-lingo/21451>\
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**Created:** [November 1, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/company-security-management-office-smo-responsibilities-and-lingo/21451 "2025-11-01T15:13:20Z")\
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Originally published at: [https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/company-security-management-office-smo-responsibilities-and-lingo/](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/company-security-management-office-smo-responsibilities-and-lingo/)  
   
When a defense contractor’s Security Management Office (SMO) offers someone a job in a sensitive position that requires a security clearance there are certain responsibilities and actions they must take to process the request through the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), depending on the scenario. First and foremost, they must have an owning relationship…