Cleared Contractors Under the Gun As Insider Threat Program Deadline Approaches
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.17.16
By November 30, 2016, contractors that have facility clearances through DoD's Defense Security Service (DSS) must have a written plan in place for implementing an insider threat program, a new requirement under the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual. As the deadline looms, our team’s recent BNA article provides practical pointers to help contractors turn the high-level DSS guidance into a detailed but practical plan.
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