Share Your Professional Know-How and Insights at NSI Impact '26
We’re looking for accomplished security leaders motivated to support industry-wide security readiness by sharing their experience and insights with the defense industry security community.
Spread good practice, share innovative approaches, surface shared challenges and start productive industry-wide conversations by participating in an NSI Impact ‘Security Know-How’ Session.
Share Your Professional Know-How and Insights at NSI Impact '26
We’re looking for accomplished security leaders motivated to support industry-wide security readiness by sharing their experience and insights with the defense industry security community.
Spread good practice, share innovative approaches, surface shared challenges and start productive industry-wide conversations by participating in an NSI Impact ‘Security Know-How’ Session.
Impact 'Security
Know-How' Sessions
TRACK 1
Operational Security Leadership
What’s the goal?
Spread the Hard-Won Successes and Surface the Shared Challenges of Effective Enterprise Security
Who’s it for?
Security operations teams from med/large orgs
TRACK 2
Facility & Program Execution
What’s the goal?
Spread Good Practice & Innovative Approaches That Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency
Who’s it for?
FSOs and program leads from any size org
Impact ‘Security Know-How’ Sessions
TRACK 1
Operational Security Leadership
What’s the goal?
Spread the Hard-Won Successes and Surface the Shared Challenges of Effective Enterprise Security
Who’s it for?
Security operations teams from med/large orgs
TRACK 2
Facility & Program Execution
What’s the goal?
Spread Good Practice & Innovative Approaches That Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency
Who’s it for?
FSOs and program leads from any size org
Track 1 – Operational Security Leadership
Track 1 – Operational
Security Leadership
Spread the Hard-Won Successes and Surface the Shared Challenges of Effective Enterprise Security
Impact Know-How Session 1
Modernizing Security Oversight: Turning Data and Digital Tools Into Force Multipliers
Impact Know-How Session 1
Modernizing Security Oversight: Turning Data and Digital Tools Into Force Multipliers
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share experiences making progress on data-credible oversight: defining single sources of truth, standardizing metrics, using automation and governed workflows to turn digital tools into force multipliers instead of noise.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share experiences making progress on data-credible oversight: defining single sources of truth, standardizing metrics, using automation and governed workflows to turn digital tools into force multipliers instead of noise.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 2
Managing Security Across Multiple Sites and Programs Without Losing Control
Impact Know-How Session 2
Managing Security Across Multiple Sites and Programs Without Losing Control
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share experiences maintaining consistent readiness and control across distance and variation, without turning enterprise oversight into rigid command-and-control that breaks trust and slows delivery.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share experiences maintaining consistent readiness and control across distance and variation, without turning enterprise oversight into rigid command-and-control that breaks trust and slows delivery.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 3
Going From Inspection Prep to Continuous Readiness
Impact Know-How Session 3
Going From Inspection Prep to Continuous Readiness
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share their insights, successes and challenges shifting from inspection-driven bursts of activity to a reliable, multi-site readiness rhythm that holds under turnover, customer pressure, and changing oversight.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share their insights, successes and challenges shifting from inspection-driven bursts of activity to a reliable, multi-site readiness rhythm that holds under turnover, customer pressure, and changing oversight.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 4
Going From Inspection Prep to Continuous Readiness
Impact Know-How Session 4
Getting IT, HR and Program Teams on Board
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share insights and experiences turning collaboration into shared systems of workflow and governance rhythms that make readiness a joint obligation across multiple functions.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to share insights and experiences turning collaboration into shared systems of workflow and governance rhythms that make readiness a joint obligation across multiple functions.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 5
Trusted Workforce at Scale: Managing Continuous Vetting and SEAD-3 Across Thousands
Impact Know-How Session 5
Trusted Workforce at Scale: Managing Continuous Vetting and SEAD-3 Across Thousands
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to discuss their operational efforts converting Trusted Workforce from a set of tasks into a living, auditable trust framework with clear ownership, integrated workflows, evidence that stands up to inspection.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to discuss their operational efforts converting Trusted Workforce from a set of tasks into a living, auditable trust framework with clear ownership, integrated workflows, evidence that stands up to inspection.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 6
Building an Enterprise Evidence COE: Turning Readiness Data into a Living System
Impact Know-How Session 6
Building an Enterprise Evidence COE: Turning Readiness Data into a Living System
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants working on making evidence a continuous operational asset, building shared structures that turn scattered artifacts into a living, governed readiness system that can be defended at any moment, not just right before an inspection.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants working on making evidence a continuous operational asset, building shared structures that turn scattered artifacts into a living, governed readiness system that can be defended at any moment, not just right before an inspection.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 7
Strategies to Build and Sustain a High-Performing Security Team
Impact Know-How Session 7
Strategies to Build and Sustain a High-Performing Security Team
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants who’ve put the work into thinking of “high-performing security teams” as an intentional system that sustains performance through turnover, growth, and shifting oversight expectations.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants who’ve put the work into thinking of “high-performing security teams” as an intentional system that sustains performance through turnover, growth, and shifting oversight expectations.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Track 2 – Facility & Program Execution
Impact Know-How Session 1
The Readiness Loop: Stay Inspection-Ready All Year Long
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 practitioners to discuss their systematic approach for transitioning isolated activities into a unified process that makes readiness predictable, findings that stay visible, and CAP actions that strengthen the program between inspections.
We’re looking for 2-3 practitioners to discuss their systematic approach for transitioning isolated activities into a unified process that makes readiness predictable, findings that stay visible, and CAP actions that strengthen the program between inspections.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 2
Contract Security in Motion: From DD254 Intake to Audit-Ready Proof
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 practitioners to represent the contracts and security vantage points of a mature program that manages the DD254 lifecycle from award to closeout by turning cross-functional clarity into operational assurance.
We’re looking for 2-3 practitioners to represent the contracts and security vantage points of a mature program that manages the DD254 lifecycle from award to closeout by turning cross-functional clarity into operational assurance.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session3
PERSEC That Survives Inspection: From Eligibility to Evidence
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to represent three vantage points inside everyday PERSEC execution: program oversight, hands-on file management, and the HR/IT interfaces (where data gaps often start) to discuss how they keep PERSEC readiness continuous across the full lifecycle.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants to represent three vantage points inside everyday PERSEC execution: program oversight, hands-on file management, and the HR/IT interfaces (where data gaps often start) to discuss how they keep PERSEC readiness continuous across the full lifecycle.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session4
Proving Control: Keep Classified and CUI Handling Audit-Ready When You Don’t Have an Army
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 practitioners to represent two vantage points (facility security and information systems) within lean-scale control assurance to show how smaller teams translate control requirements into daily habits, document proof efficiently, and stay confident under audit pressure—so readiness doesn’t depend on headcount or budget size.
We’re looking for 2-3 practitioners to represent two vantage points (facility security and information systems) within lean-scale control assurance to show how smaller teams translate control requirements into daily habits, document proof efficiently, and stay confident under audit pressure—so readiness doesn’t depend on headcount or budget size.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
Impact Know-How Session 5
Cyber/IS Interfaces the FSO Actually Runs
Panelists/Presenters
We’re looking for 2-3 participants who’ve successfully navigated areas where authority and boundaries can seem unclear, avoiding unnecessary breakdowns, defining clear interfaces between ISSMs, IT, and program teams, clarifying what the FSO truly owns, what must be shared, and how to operationalize collaboration without bottlenecks.
We’re looking for 2-3 participants who’ve successfully navigated areas where authority and boundaries can seem unclear, avoiding unnecessary breakdowns, defining clear interfaces between ISSMs, IT, and program teams, clarifying what the FSO truly owns, what must be shared, and how to operationalize collaboration without bottlenecks.
Time Committment
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.
About 90 minutes on the afternoon of April 20 or 21. Location: Westfields Marriott Chantilly, VA.