Simplifying and Baselining Your Affiliated Operation Plan (AOP): Practical Takeaways for Mitigating and Managing Affiliated Operations

September 30, 2025 2:00pm

  • Best practices and pitfalls to avoid when drafting and submitting an AOP, including:
    • Describing services: Who is providing the affiliated operation, to whom, and the costs and benefits
    • Implementing services: How will affiliated operations be implemented and are they mandatory?
    • Technology: What is being utilized, who has ownership, types of information being shared, and frequency of interaction
    • What to ask your security committees
    • How companies can manage the financial burden
    • Customizing your AOP
  • Key strategies for mitigating and managing affiliated operations
    • Effective tactics for handling and reducing risks in affiliated operations
    • DCSA compliance and enhanced efficiency
  • Developing internal steps to ensure you are properly mitigating potential risks, including:
    • Review of services: internal steps to ensure compliance with mitigating procedures, and how the FSO and Technology Control Officer (TCO) can work together to ensure compliance