Field Research · 2026

The state of the FSO desk.

FSOs run national industrial security across tools that don't talk to each other. This survey puts real numbers behind the workload: where the hours go, which tasks eat the week, and what's actually breaking down. Every respondent gets the full report. Your answers shape what we build at Bastion and give the DIB a clearer picture of the FSO desk.

Anonymous by design 08 questions ±4 minutes No company names No program details
01Roughly how many cleared personnel does your desk support?
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02How many separate tools or systems do you touch in a normal week?
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03Hours per week on manual admin: data entry, spreadsheets, chasing signatures?
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04Which task eats the most time?
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05How do you track reportables today? All that apply
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06How confident are you that nothing is slipping through the cracks?
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07If you could delete one recurring task forever, what would it be? Optional
08Are you a one-person shop or part of a team?
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The report
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The tools FSOs actually run, where the hours go, and how your desk compares across the DIB. Straight to your inbox, nothing else ever sent to it.

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Fieldwork closes this fall and the full report goes out to everyone who left an email. If you have more to say than a survey can hold, say it to the founder directly.

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What we collect

Answers about the role, never about your facility. No company names, no program details, nothing sensitive. Your email is optional, used only to send you the report, and never shared or sold. Details in our privacy policy.

What you get

The complete report when fieldwork closes: which tools FSOs actually run, where the hours go, and how your desk compares across the DIB. Leave an email on the last question and it lands in your inbox.