Publications
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New Paper Offers Recommendations to Reimagine SCIF LifeSeptember 25, 2023
In a September 2023 white paper, INSA's Intelligence Champions Council provides recommendations for both government and industry employers on ways to improve the physical and cultural environments for the IC's cleared workforce.
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New INSF and ClearanceJobs Paper: (Uncleared) and ConfusedApril 20, 2023
The result of a comprehensive survey of young professionals, age 18 to 30, the paper finds that while conventions around marijuana use may have shifted, federal laws have not kept pace. This makes ongoing drug use an issue for security clearance applicants. And, according to the report, "that leaves many wondering if the path to a national security career is going up in smoke for an increasing number of applicants."
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Managing Insider Risk During M&AsApril 03, 2023
In an April 2023 white paper, INSA argues that despite potential catastrophic consequences, many corporations do not prioritize personnel risk indicators or insider risk practices during the Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) process.
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Industry Contributions to Offensive Cyber OperationsMarch 28, 2023
Industry Contributions to U.S. Government Offensive Cyber Operations outlines the importance of public/private collaboration in cybersecurity, particularly with respect to how commercial sector expertise can support U.S. government operations.
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INSF Position Paper: Future of the IC WorkforceDecember 12, 2022
In December 2022, the Intelligence and National Security Foundation (INSF), with support from Avantus Federal, hosted a three-part multimedia series examining the Future of the IC Workforce. The series examined key issues facing the intelligence community workforce and provided recommendations to ensure the IC is prepared to meet future challenges and opportunities.
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New Paper Examines Potential Implications of Insider Threat Program NamesSeptember 29, 2022
In a September 2022 Intelligence Insights paper, “Insider Threat Program Naming Convention,” INSA argues that how an organization names its program influences personnel buy-in and program effectiveness.
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New Paper Addresses InTP Effectiveness MetricsSeptember 27, 2022
In a Sept. 2022 white paper, INSA recommends that both businesses and government agencies re-examine the metrics of their insider threat programs in order to ensure their programs’ effectiveness and resiliency.
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New Paper Addresses Recruiting and Clearing Personnel with Foreign TiesJuly 28, 2022
New SPRC paper calls for the IC security apparatus to review its assumptions around clearing U.S. citizens with foreign ties in order to attract and retain a world class IC workforce.
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New Paper Calls for Improving Security Clearance MobilityJune 02, 2022
Delays in processing the movement of cleared personnel from one government agency to another undermine the efficiency of more than 150,000 cleared contractors each year.
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New Paper Addresses Bias and Insider Threat ProgramsMay 20, 2022
Developed by INSA’s Insider Threat Subcommittee, this paper identifies sources of potential bias that can be attributed to both people and technology. Through personal cognitive biases, whether implicit and unrecognized or overt, InT program staff can affect the objectivity of InT analyses.