Councils

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Council service is open to INSA members in good standing. Simply complete this brief form & our membership team will contact you with next steps. 

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Where Expertise Meets Action.

INSA’s policy councils and subcommittees bring together professionals from government, industry, and academia to address the intelligence and national security community’s most pressing challenges. Councils do not just talk about issues; they help shape them.

As a member, councils offer:

  • Opportunities to shape policies that strengthen the IC's effectiveness and efficiency 
  • Thought leadership through white papers, op-eds, podcasts, and panel discussions
  • Collaboration with peers and government partners in trusted, solution-focused forums
  • Access to government and academic leaders who share challenges, priorities, and opportunities for collaboration

Get Involved!

Council service ensures that INSA members play an active part in advancing policy ideas and solutions that support the U.S. intelligence and national security mission.

Thought Leadership

White Papers & Op-Eds

Challenges in Handling CUI Can Hurt Industry and Government

Jan 8, 2020, 00:00 by Christopher Nardozza
Identifies 9 challenges that the National Archives' Information Security Oversight Office must address during the implementation of the federal Controlled Unclassified Information program.

INSA's Security Policy Reform Council released a January 2020 paper, Getting it Right: Establishing Uniform Policies for Controlled Unclassified Information that identifies nine different challenges that the National Archives' Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) must address during the implementation of the federal Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program. Failure to do so, the paper argues, will result in an inconsistent adoption of the program across government and a significant increase in program costs. 

Media Coverage

Homeland Security Today (January 9, 2020) INSA: Challenges in Unclassified Information Security Could Hurt Industry and Government 

Homeland Security Today (January 9, 2020) Government Employees and Contractors Not Subject to Same Vetting Process

Federal Drive with Tom Temin (March 4, 2020) Small differences between how contractors, feds get clearances

Podcasts

Challenges in Handling CUI Can Hurt Industry and Government

Jan 8, 2020, 00:00 by Christopher Nardozza
Identifies 9 challenges that the National Archives' Information Security Oversight Office must address during the implementation of the federal Controlled Unclassified Information program.

INSA's Security Policy Reform Council released a January 2020 paper, Getting it Right: Establishing Uniform Policies for Controlled Unclassified Information that identifies nine different challenges that the National Archives' Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) must address during the implementation of the federal Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program. Failure to do so, the paper argues, will result in an inconsistent adoption of the program across government and a significant increase in program costs. 

Media Coverage

Homeland Security Today (January 9, 2020) INSA: Challenges in Unclassified Information Security Could Hurt Industry and Government 

Homeland Security Today (January 9, 2020) Government Employees and Contractors Not Subject to Same Vetting Process

Federal Drive with Tom Temin (March 4, 2020) Small differences between how contractors, feds get clearances