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  • National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)

    by the Defense Department on 12/21/2020.

    The Department of Defense (DoD) is codifying the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) in regulation. The NISPOM establishes requirements for the protection of classified information disclosed to or developed by contractors, licensees, grantees, or certificate holders (hereinafter referred to as contractors) to prevent...

  • National Industrial Security Program

    by the Defense Department on 09/11/2019.

    This final rule removes the DoD's regulations on the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) regarding industrial security procedures and practices related to foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) for U.S. Government activities. The interim final rule currently in effect is duplicative and obsolete. The Director of the National...

  • Policy on Technical Surveillance Countermeasures

    by the Defense Department on 06/14/2018.

    This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Program. DoD originally determined that rulemaking was required based on the portion of this part that speaks to providing assistance to non-DoD agencies. However, this part places no burden on other agencies. The description of the relationship...

  • Department of Defense Personnel Security Program Regulation

    by the Defense Department on 01/05/2017.

    This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning personnel security. The codified rule is outdated and no longer accurate or applicable as written. The rule does not impose obligations on members of the public that are not already imposed by statute. It paraphrases and summarizes relevant sources of law and does not substantively deviate from...

  • Presentation of DoD-Related Scientific and Technical Papers at Meetings

    by the Defense Department on 10/20/2016.

    This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the presentation of DoD-related scientific and technical papers at meetings. The codified rule is outdated and no longer accurate or applicable as written. The codified rule contains internal guidance relating to how and when DoD scientific and technical papers in the possession or under the...

  • DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common Access Card (CAC)

    by the Defense Department on 09/17/2014.

    This interim final rule establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for investigating and adjudicating eligibility to hold the DoD Common Access Card (CAC). The CAC is the DoD personal identity verification (PIV) credential. Individuals appropriately sponsored for a DoD CAC must be investigated and adjudicated in...

  • National Industrial Security Program

    by the Defense Department on 04/09/2014.

    This DoD interim final rule (rule) assigns responsibilities and establishes requirements related to the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) to ensure maximum uniformity and effectiveness for both DoD and non-DoD Components, as defined in this rule, for which the Department serves as the Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) and provides...

  • Department of Defense Personnel Security Program Regulation

    by the Defense Department on 08/30/2006.

    This rule is published to streamline personnel security clearance procedures and make the process more efficient within the Department of Defense. This will simplify security processing and allow the deserving public to obtain a security clearance in a more efficient manner.

  • Removal of Regulatory Parts

    by the Defense Department on 10/25/2001.

    The Department of Defense is removing various parts from chapter I, Office of the Secretary of Defense. This administrative action removes obsolete information from the Code of Federal Regulations and notifies readers of the availability of the current DoD documents that contain the information being removed.