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INSA Announces Honorees in 2020 Innovators' Showcase

(Arlington, VA) May 13, 2020 – The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) today announced the 19 academic and private sector organizations selected to participate in the 2020 Innovators Showcase, an annual forum for intelligence community S&T leaders to learn about breakthrough independent research and de ...

Countering Trade-Based Money Laundering Is Focus of New INSA White Paper

(Arlington, VA) May, 7, 2020 -- Calling Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) a “poorly understood and greatly underappreciated” threat to U.S. National Security, a new Intelligence and National Security (INSA) white paper, Using Intelligence to Combat Trade-Based Money Laundering advocates for the creation of a joint pub ...

Key Takeaways from Government Calls

INSA routinely participates in calls with IC and DoD government agencies to provide insights and help inform policies. Summaries of these calls can be found below. Check back frequently, as this page will be updated after each policy call. May 15 | OSD Industrial Policy Call Key Takeaways DPC is trying to understan ...

INSA in the News

Sen. Says Federal Security Clearance Backlog Finally Cleared

Federal security clearance investigations have finally hit a steady level after efforts to clear a long-running backlog, with investigators clearing out roughly 500,000 cases over the past two years, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-NC., said. In this interview with Daniel Wilson, a senior reporter ...

INSA: Challenges in Unclassified Information Security Could Hurt Industry and Government

A new whitepaper by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) addresses concerns surrounding information security.

Government Employees and Contractors Not Subject to the Same Vetting Process

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has found two critical differences [in the vetting and adjudication processes for government employees and contractors]: the consideration of social media, and personnel security information sharing.