Take Your Security Program and Career to Next Level Effectiveness
Learn From an Outstanding Faculty of Accomplished Security Experts.
NSI IMPACT Equips You to Make Your Own Impact in Your Company or Agency.
National Security Institute's IMPACT '23
The 36th Annual Training & Education Event for Defense Industry and Government Security Professionals


Former National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina will give the keynote address at NSI’s IMPACT 2023.
5 IMPACT BRIEFINGS
Expert Briefings on Security Threats to U.S. Industrial Base and Government
These 5 IMPACT sessions are designed to provide you a good understanding of who the threats are, where they are coming from, what they’re after and how are they are doing it.
Leverage the insight you get in these IMPACT sessions to powerfully explain to your colleagues outside the security function why a program like yours is so vital. Take what you learn back so you can knowledgeably advise leadership and implement timely solutions.
You will return to work with an informed perspective on the strategy, tactics and evolving nature of global threats that make a security program like yours necessary.
William Evanina, CEO, The Evanina Group and former NCSC Director
Nicholas Eftimiades, Professor, Penn State University
Neil Ziring, NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center
Allen E. Kohler Jr., FBI Asst. Director, Counterintelligence Division
Abby Johnson, Deputy Director, National Counterterrorism Center


Director William Lietzau as well as other DCSA leaders will be on hand at NSI’s IMPACT 2023 to share vision, plans, gather feedback and participate in Q&A sessions.
8 IMPACT SESSIONS
Critical NISPOM Compliance,
Insights, and Know-How
These 8 IMPACT sessions are designed to help you navigate changes in NISP requirements, processes and systems.
Get all the information you need to stay in compliance, achieve superior ratings, and prepare for coming changes in areas like Trusted Workforce 2.0, NBIS, CUI, CMMC and more.
You will hear directly from key DCSA leaders, plus get an opportunity to ask questions and share ideas. Use these sessions to plan ahead for upcoming requirements and changes, understand the current status of projects and timelines, and to discuss pain points and solutions with colleagues from other organizations.
Quinton Wilkes, Director Corporate Security, L3Harris Technologies
Jeremy Wendell, Enterprise Security Shared Services, Northrop Grumman Corporation
William Lietzau, Director DCSA
Mark Riddle, former Principal for CUI Oversight
Perry Russell-Hunter, Director, DOHA
Gus Greene, Director, Industrial Security Field Ops, DCSA
Jeff Smith, Exec. Dir. NBIS, DCSA
Heather Green, DCSA Asst. Dir., Vetting Risk Operations
Marianna Martineau, Asst. Dir. DCSA CAS
David Scott, NISP Authorizing Official, DCSA
David Tender, Sr. VP, CSO, ASRC Federal and Industry Member NISPPAC


Mary Rose McCaffrey, NGC, will participate in one of the most anticipated sessions at NSI’s IMPACT 2023 sharing insights to make security an effective business partner.
8 IMPACT SESSIONS
Security Practice, Leadership &
Program Know-How
These 8 IMPACT sessions are designed to deliver practical guidance for improving your programs and your ability to collaborate and communicate with your business partners.
Return to work with new ideas, best practices and lessons learned from colleagues and seasoned veterans of the industry. Get practical guidance for your insider threat and security awareness & education programs, addressing cyber threats from an industrial security perspective and more.
You will also learn how to establish trust with your partners, be more persuasive and skills for thinking through the complex problems today’s security professional has to deal with.
Charles Phalen, C S Phalen & Associates, LLC
Mary Rose McCaffrey, VP Security, Northrop Grumman
David Tender, Sr. VP, CSO, ASRC Federal
James Kennedy, Chief Security Officer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Dr. Shayla Treadwell, VP of Governance, Risk & Compliance, ECS
PANEL –
Kevin Clifton, Head of Intelligence and Risk Management and member of Insider Threat Executive Committee, RAND Corporation
Mark Levett, Director, Corporate Security, Cyber Intelligence, L3Harris Technologies
Mark Werkema, Strategic Intelligence, Boeing
Dr. Shawn P. Murray, CCISO, CISSP, CRISC President, Murray Security Services
PANEL –
Roslyn Wesley, Senior Manager Audit & Compliance, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Jeremy Treadwell, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Treadwell Agency
Kathy Pherson, Pherson Associates
Peter Lapp, President, PJ Lapp Consulting, LLC
Charles Sowell, CEO, SE&M Solutions LLC
NSI IMPACT Program Objectives
Arm security professionals with the information and know-how necessary to stay in compliance, drive down
the risk of information & financial loss, become a collaborative and trusted business partner.
Aquire the knowledge to persuasively explain to colleagues outside the security function why a program like yours is important and necessary.
Get the details and contacts necessary to navigate critical changing government requirements, processes and systems.
Develop your ability to lead an excellent program. Position yourself as a collaborative partner and problem solver.
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Your Security Program
NSI’s IMPACT program delivers expert training on critical aspects of your security program. From NISPOM compliance, security clearance processing, risk management framework, adjudication, CUI, insider threats, security awareness and education, CMMC, Trusted Workforce 2.0 and much more.
Return to work with new ideas, best practices and battle-tested solutions to reduce risks to classified and sensitive information from a growing array of security threats.
Your Cross-Functional Effectiveness
NSI IMPACT training is also designed to empower security leaders to become trusted, effective business partners who add value to the mission of their company or organization. Learn the secret to collaborating and persuasively communicating with colleagues outside the security function.

Comprehensive Preparation
IMPACT attendees are immersed in a learning experience with three main points of emphasis:
- Security Threats to U.S. Industrial Base and Government
- Critical NISPOM Compliance & Know-How
- Security Practice, Leadership & Know-How

Return to Work Ready to Run
- With the information and examples you need to persuasively explain to those outside the security function why a security program like yours is important and necessary
- Ready to navigate changing government requirements, processes and systems
- Armed with the practical guidance and best practices you need to implement an efficient, effective, Cogswell-worthy security program.
Who Should Attend IMPACT?
Security-responsible professionals in the defense industry, federal government and military
- Facility Security Officers
- Insider Threat Program Managers
- Corporate Security Directors
- Government Security Directors
- Information System Security Professionals
- Government Personnel Security Managers
- Information Security Managers
- Counterintelligence Professionals
- Classification Management Specialists
- Education and Training Specialists
- Government Agency Security Specialists
- Classified Material Control Specialists
- OPSEC Managers
- Security Adjudicators
Invaluable Networking
Expanding your professional network is one of the biggest benefits of attending a live event.
At IMPACT ’23 we make it even easier to connect.
- Experience the IMPACT difference. Get out of the office and get face-to-face with your industry pros. Make lasting connections. Exchange ideas. Return with renewed purpose and ideas to advance your career.
- IMPACT offers small, more intimate sessions that bring you closer to the action and the speakers as well as your peers. You won’t get lost in a giant convention center or wait in long lines to meet a speaker.
- Reception, luncheons, and refreshment breaks with your colleagues provide ample opportunity to reconnect with friends and connect with new colleagues in a fun and relaxed setting, making meaningful connections that will enhance your conference experience — and extend beyond.

Experience a Variety of Learning Opportunities
- Briefings from current and former top leaders in the U.S. government
- Q&A sessions with security practitioners in industry and government
- Q&A sessions with DCSA representatives
- Big picture insights and practical advice from security experts
- Panel discussions with industry leaders and practitioners
- Networking with government, industry and military security colleagues
Who Speaks at IMPACT?

- U.S. Government Security, Intelligence and Law Enforcement leaders
- Security Leaders and Experts in the Defense Industrial Base
- DSCA Leadership and Representatives
- Security Practitioners from Industry and Government
Get Registered for IMPACT Today!
Past Attending Organizations
A
ACF Technologies
Acorn Science & Innovation
ActOne Group of Companies
ADDX
ADS
Advanced Onion
Advanced Product Transitions
Advantage SCI
Aerospace Corporation
AECOM
Aegis Technologies Group
AEM Corporation
Aerojet Rocketdyne
AETC
AFC
Agile Defense
Air Center Helicopters
Air Force Research Institute
Air Mobility Command
Airbus Defense and Space
AKAMAI Technologies
Alban Tractor Co
Alion Science and Technology Corp
AllCom Global Services
Allied Associates International
Altamira
American Systems
AMPS
Anduril Industries
Anniston Army Depot
ANSER
ANVIL Systems Group
Applied Engineering Management
Applied Fundamentals Consulting
Applied Information Sciences
Applied Physics Laboratory
Applied Research Laboratories
Architect of the Capitol
ARCTEC Alaska JV
Arete Associates
ARIES Systems International
Arkansas Air National Guard
Artis, LLC
Association of American Railroads
Assurance Technology Corporation
AT&T
ATF
ATI Specialty Alloys and Components
Auburn University
Aurora Flight Sciences
AVENGE
AVIAN, Inc.
Avnet Government Solutions
Axios Technologies
B
B.L. Harbert International
B3GLOBALCON
BAE Systems
Ball Aerospace
Banneker Industries
Basis Technology
BATF&E
Bath Iron Works
Battelle
Battlespace, Inc.
BBN Technologies
BC Consulting
BCANetwork
BCI
BCT
Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.
Bevilacqua Research Corporation
Big Sky Associates
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
BMC Software Federal
BMPC
BNL
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
Boeing
Booz Allen Hamilton
Bureau of Environmental Enforcement
Bushido Associates
BWX Technologies
C
CACI
Caesar Creek Software
CALIBRE
Canadian Armed Forces
Carnegie Mellon University
Caterpillar
CCDC Data and Analysis Center
CDC
CDSE
CDW Government
CECOM ILSC
CENTECH Group
Center for Army Analysis
Center for Development of Security Excellence
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CenturyLink
CGI Federal
Charles River Analytics
Chemring Sensors & Electronic Systems
Chenega Corporation
Clark Construction Group
ClearanceJobs
Cleared Solutions
CMS
CNA
Coleman Group,
Collins Aerospace
COMNAVAIRLANT
Compass
Computer Systems Center
Computing Technologies
Comtech EF Data
Communications Electronic Command
Conti Federal Services
Corvid Technologies
Cotton & Company
Counter Explosive Hazards Center
Creative Information Technology
CSCI
CSES
CSI
CTSI
Curtiss-Wright
D
Dae Sung
Dalcom Engineering
DARPA
DCSA
Deep Learning Analytics
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals
DEFTEC Corporation
Delex Systems
Deloitte
Dept of Defense
Defense Intelligence Agency
Dept of Energy
Dept of Homeland Security
Dept of Justice
Dept of Justice/FBI
Dept of Justice/DEA
Dept Justice/Security Division
DOJ/SEPS/PERSG
Dept of Labor /OASAM
Dept of State
Dept of the Army
Dept of the Army – Fort McCoy
Dept of the Army, G-3 Special Operations Div
Dept of the Interior
Dept of the Treasury
Dept of the Navy
Dept of the Air Force
DigiFlight, Inc.
Digital Reasoning
DISA Global Field Command
DITMAC
DNFSB
DoD CECOM
DoD Consolidated Adjudication Facility
DoD, Office of Inspector General
DoD/DARPA
DOHA
DOI – BSEE
DSS/CDSE
DTRA
Dynamic Aviation
E
E.K. Fox
Eastman Chemical Company
EBL Engineers
Elbit Systems of America
Electric Boat Corp
Electrico
EMC Corporation
Engility
ENSCO Avionics
Envisioneering, IncEPS Corporation
Equifax Government Services
Espy Corporation
Esri
Evaltek
Excet
Excivity
Expert FSO
ExxonMobil
F
FAAC Incorporated
Fairbanks Morse
Falken Industries
Favor TechConsulting
FDA/OIMT/ISS
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Network Systems
Federal Protective Service
Federal Reserve Bank of NY
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Trade Commission
Fibertek
Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations
FOCI Outside Director
Foreign Language Services Simulation
FORSCOM G2
Fulcrum IT Services
G
Gannett Fleming
GDIT
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
General Dynamics Electric Boat
General Dynamics Land Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Services Administration
Gensler
George J. Kostas Research Institute
Georgia Tech Research Institute
GKN Aerospace
Government Secure Solutions CGI Inc
GSA
H
Harris Corporation
Haystax Technology
HEBCO
Henry M Jackson Foundation
Hexagon US Federal
HHS
HLM Associates, LLC
Honeywell
HPE
HPE Federal Security
HPI Federal LLC
HQ AETC/A2OS
HQ Air Mobility Command
HQ AMC/A10N
HQ R&D and Engineering Command
HQDA OACSIM
HQDAG3 Special Ops.
Hughes Network Systems
Human Resources Research Org
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Ian Evan Alexander
I
IBM
ICF Consulting Group
IDA
IDA/CCRL
Idaho National Lab
Ideal Innovations, Inc.
IERUS Technologies, Inc.
IMTAS
InCadence Strategic Solutions
Infinity Systems Engineering
InfoReliance
Inmarsat Government
Innovative Management & Technology Approaches
Institute for Defense Analyses
Integrity Applications
IntelliDyne
Intertek Laboratories
Iridium Satellite
Iron Bow Technologies
ISHPI Information Technologies
Island Creek Associates
iWorks Corporation
J
Jacobs Engineering Group
Javelin Joint Venture/Raytheon
Johns Hopkins – Applied Physics Lab
JPI
Juniper Networks
K
Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch
Kaman Precision Products
Kansas State University
KBM Enterprises
KBR
KCCT Architects
Kegman
Kelly Services
Kenific Group
Keysight Technologies
KeyW Corp
Kforce Inc
Kinetics, Inc.
Kitty Hawk Technologies
Kitware
Klas Telecom Government
Koniag Government Services
KPMG
Kratos Defense
L
L3 Advanced Programs
L3 Flight International
L3 Harris Technologies
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Leidos
LexisNexis Special Services
LGS Innovations
Linquest Corporation
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Lockheed Martin Corporate HQ
Lockheed Martin Logistic Services, Inc.
Lockheed Martin RMS
Lockheed Martin Space
Lockheed Martin SSC
LogiCore Corporation
LongView International Technology Solutions
LTM
LTS
M
Macro Solutions
Maersk Line
MAG Aerospace
ManpowerGroup Public Sector
ManTech
Mark G. Anderson Consultants
MarkLogic Corporation
Marotta Controls
Marzen Group
Mass. Electric Construction Co.
Matrix Research
Matthews Group
Mayvin Consulting Group
Mayvin
McKinsey & Company
MCRD ERR
Mercer Transportation Co.
Metronome
MetroStar Systems
MGAC
MHM Innovations
Michael Baker International
Millennium Corporation
Ministry of Defence
Mirion Technologies (IST) Corporation
Mister Kleen Maintenance
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MITRE Corp
Moog
Motorola Solutions
MSM Security Services
MTSI
MVM
N
NAL Research Corporation
NARA
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering
National Archives
National Background Investigations Bureau
National Credit Union Administration
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Naval Medical Logistics Command
Naval Special Warfare Command
NAVIOCOM Whidbey Island
NAWC WD
NAWCWD
NBIB
NDI Engineering Company
NEANY
NETSAFA
Newport News Shipbuilding
Next Century Corp.
NGA
nLogic (Boeing)
Noblis
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Northrop Grumman, Aerospace Systems
NSM WDC
NSWC Crane Division
NSWC-PCD
NT Concepts
NV5
O
OAA, Directorate Mission Assurance
OAA/SSD
OACSIM MSD
Oak Ridge National Lab/ U.T. Battelle
Office of Naval Intelligence
ONI/U.S. Navy
OnPoint Consulting
OPM/NBIB
Orbis Operations
OSD/AT&L
Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh Defense
Overlook Systems Technologies
Owens Corning
P
P E Systems, Inc.
PA Aerospace & Defense
PAE
PAE ISR
PAE/DHS
PAL Technologies
Parker Tide / BSEE
Patrona Corporation
PE Systems, Inc.
Penobscot Bay Media
PERSEC Services
PerSecPros
Personnel Security Professionals
Perspecta Engineering
PESystems, Inc.
Pherson Associates
PlanetRisk
Planned Systems International
Plexis Services
Plexus Corp.
PNNL
Polar Star Consulting
Polaris Alpha
Powertek Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Procon Consulting
ProSol Associates
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Health Institute
Purdue University
PwC Public Sector
Q
QTS
QTS Federal
Quality Support
Quest Software Public Sector
R
Radio Reconnaissance Technologies
Radix MetasystemsRAND Corporation
Rapid Response MonitoringRaytheon
Raytheon – IIS
Raytheon Applied Signal Technology
Raytheon AST
Raytheon BBN Technologies
Raytheon Missile Systems
RDM Engineering
Reallaer
Red River Technology
Richard S Carson & Associates
Rockwell Collins
Rosendin Electric
RPI Group
RSI
S
SAFE Inc.
SafeNet Assured Technologies
SAIC
Sandia National Laboratories
Satcom Direct
SC&A, Inc.
Scaled Composites
Schafer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Science and Technology Corp.
SCIS
SCRA
SDA
SDNG
Seagate Federal
Seagate Government Solutions
Sechan Electronics
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services
Security Walls
SES Government Solutions
Sev1tech
SHINE Systems
ShorePoint
Simulyze
SimVentions
Six3/CACI
SMC/IN
Software Engineering Carnegie Mellon
Sonalysts
SOS International
Sotera Defense Solutions
South Dakota National Guard
Southern California Edison
SP Global
SpaceX
Spartan Management
SPAWAR
Spear Research
Spirent Federal Systems
Squadron Defense Group
SRC
SSC-PAC
SSO Navy
System High Corporation / DARPA
Systematic
Systems Development and Analysis
Systems Engineering
Systems Planning and Analysis
T
T-Kartor USA
TACOM
Tailored Solutions and Consulting
Tau Technologies
TCAA-USA
TE SubCom
Technica Corporation
Teleconsultant
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging
Telephonics
Tetracore
Texstars
Thomson Reuters Special Services
TIO
TMG Construction
TransUnion
TRAX International/TSSC
Trident Systems
Trinity Technology Group
Trisept Corporation
Trowbridge & Trowbridge
TRSS
TrueTandem
Trustwave Government Solutions
TSC Advantage
TSCM Security Services
University of Alabama
Electronics Subsea Communications
U
URS Federal Services
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart
U.S. Army Material Systems
U.S. COAST GUARD
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Dept of Defense
U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
U.S. Dept of Energy
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
U.S. Dept of Justice
U.S. Dept of Justice/FBI
U.S. Dept of Justice/DEA
U.S. Dept Justice/Security Division
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy – NSWC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
U.S. Postal Service
U.S. Secret Service
U.S. Special Ops Command
U.S. Treasury
Ultra Electronics – USSI
Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems
Unisys
United States Military Academy
University of Alabama at Huntsville
University of Michigan
URS FS
URS/AECOM
U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Medical Dept
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
USAF / 388th FW
USAF 5th Ops Group
USAF Air Mobility Command
USAF Civilian
USAFMSA
USAFRICOM
USAFRICOM/J2 SSO
USAG Fort McCoy
USAG Italy DPTMS (S2)
USARAF/ G2
USG
USINDOPACOM
USPACOM JIOC
USSOCOM
USSS
USU Research Foundation
UT-Battelle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
V
Vectra Co
Vencore
Veritas Technologies
Verizon
Versability Resources
Vertex Aerospace Flight International
ViaSat, Inc.
VRL
VT Halter Marine
VT Milcom Inc.
Vulnerability Research Labs
W
Weston Solution
WilmerHale
Woolpert
X
X Technologies
Xcelerate Solutions
Z
Zeiders Enterprises
Zenetex
Zimmerman Associates