INSA Joins Industry Coalition to Recommend Intelligence Authorization Reforms
Arlington, VA (May 26, 2026)—The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) joined five leading industry associations in providing targeted legislative recommendations to congressional leaders ahead of markups for the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.
Identical letters were delivered to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (HASC and SASC), as well as the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI). Joining INSA in this effort to inform and educate policymakers were the Aerospace Industries Association, the Center for Procurement Advocacy, the National Defense Industrial Association, the Professional Services Council, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The coalition highlighted specific statutory fixes to modernize public-private coordination and reduce risk to sensitive missions, focusing on three critical areas:
- Modernizing Clearance Sponsorship: Establishing clear guidelines for companies to sponsor security clearances for Key Management and Oversight Personnel (such as CISOs and General Counsels) and additional professionals for emergency surge capacity.
- Balancing Fixed-Price Contract Risk: Allowing the IC to assume the risk of uninsurable losses for work-in-process items on sensitive, fixed-price acquisition programs when commercial insurance is unavailable due to classification restrictions.
- Harmonizing Secure Facility Standards: Empowering the NCSC to arbitrate interagency disputes over facility accreditation, reducing costly delays and inconsistent interpretations of TEMPEST standards.
"Providing these insights to Congress is vital for our members, who face every day administrative and contractual bottlenecks that slow down critical mission delivery," said INSA President Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg. "Bringing diverse stakeholders together to address these friction points is central to what we do. This type of collaboration allows us to deliver the creative, practical solutions needed to strengthen public-private integration and better support the national security mission."
