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Security 360° Perspective: Slow CMMC Boat to Arrive; Rules Being Finalized Companies must prudently gather evidence of their control over Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in support of 2025 defense contracts. While the timeframe of...read article here: https://lnkd.in/ddwfRbHY

Is your organization ready to protect/safeguard assets that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)? Might I suggest you start by reading this clarifying article on the subject.

Master compliance with Department of Defense contracts. Our specialized services ensure you meet all DoD requirements, from audits to reporting. Learn more about securing your contracts. #DoDCompliance #GovernmentContracting https://lnkd.in/eaJMYx5u

🛡️ Compliance with DoD regulations isn't just a requirement—it's your ticket to securing future business and maintaining trust. Prepare for DoD audits with clear policies, regular audits, and accurate documentation. Stay informed, stay compliant! 📄🔒 #DoDCompliance #Defense

🛡️ Compliance with DoD regulations isn't just a requirement—it's your ticket to securing future business and maintaining trust. Prepare for DoD audits with clear policies, regular audits, and accurate documentation. Stay informed, stay compliant! 📄🔒 #DoDCompliance #Defense

NSA - National Security Agency The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, specializing in a discipline known as signals intelligence (SIGINT) DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) The DIA and the NSA have totally separate missions NSA does exclusively foreign signals collection DIA does all source, basically they combine finished intelligence (HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT....) makes an assessment

For anyone in my network who is a part of the Department of Defense supply chain and have questions about Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), please check out this great summary by my colleague Warren Fish Organizations who are part of the Department of Defense supply chain must understand, identify and protect controlled unclassified information. Here’s what you need to know and how Protiviti can support your organization. https://bit.ly/3VIkbWA

Looking for a comprehensive solution to supply chain security woes? Look no further. Check out this case study on a geopolitically critical topic below. #scrm #geopolitics

Key quotes from the recently released bipartisan Commission on the National Defense Strategy. The alarm lights are flashing red. We have to wake up as a nation and back words with action. While past administrations talked about pivots to Asia they did not back it up - the latest defense budget shrank in real terms. Weakness invites aggression. "We are not confident that the U.S. military would succeed in a regional conflict against China." "China is in fact outpacing U.S. defense production and growth in force size and, increasingly, in force capability and is almost certain to continue to do so." "The 2018 National Defense Strategy Commission noted that “the security and wellbeing of the US are at greater risk than at any time in decades. America’s military superiority ... has eroded to a dangerous degree.” In our review, we find that the situation has deteriorated since the 2018 Commission’s report." "We believe that there is a high probability that the next war would be fought across multiple theaters, would involve multiple adversaries, and likely would not be concluded quickly." "The Commission finds that the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) is unable to meet the equipment, technology, and munitions needs of the United States and its allies and partners." "The U.S. public are largely unaware of the dangers the United States faces or the costs (financial and otherwise) required to adequately prepare. They do not appreciate the strength of China and its partnerships or the ramifications to daily life if a conflict were to erupt." "A bipartisan “call to arms” is urgently needed so that the United States can make the major changes and significant investments now rather than wait for the next Pearl Harbor or 9/11." "The United States is still failing to act with the urgency required, across administrations and without regard to governing party." https://lnkd.in/eFfZck-N.

Sobering Reading on the state of U.S. National Defense This is a thoughtful report produced by senior leadership that is well worth reading in its entirety. Serious deficiencies in our defense procurement processes, inability to leverage private industry, and, personnel and readiness issues are identified. This, in a time of increased global threats. Regarding the state of GPS development and our lack of an integrated PNT assurance plan, two quotes resonated with me: “…in a national emergency, DoD will likely be called on for domestic missions, which could negatively affect readiness for warfighting missions.” “….future conflict with a major power would likely involve attacks on the U.S. homeland, particularly cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, disinformation campaigns, and the possibility of kinetic strike. Because the large majority of critical infrastructure and information systems fall outside the direct purview of DoD, defense of the homeland requires effective integration and planning with other U.S. government departments and agencies, as well as with the private sector. To defend these assets and to enable deployment of U.S. forces and resources in a future conflict, the United States must invest in the resilience of its domestic critical infrastructure.” A diversified portfolio of mutually reinforcing techniques to ensure PNT availability is needed, AND, it’s not all that hard. You just have to start implementing it, make sure it is funded for the long haul,  and accept that nothing will be perfect. https://lnkd.in/gTNCSDvR #GPS, #GNSS, #security, #defense,