How to improve the ‘SCIF life’

The vast majority of employees across the intelligence community work out of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, or “SCIFs.” These are essentially highly protected office spaces with restrictive rules, including a ban on cell phones and other devices. The Intelligence and National Security Agency’s latest white paper, “Reimagining the SCIF Life,” considers how spy agencies could make life inside a SCIF a little bit better, while also giving employees more flexibility in terms of when they need to work out of a SCIF. Here’s a link to the white paper: https://www.insaonline.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/2023/insa-reimagining-the-scif-life.pdf

For more on the recommendations, I spoke with INSA’s Executive Vice President John Doyon.