Highlights
Effective Feb. 24, 2021, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) will be codified in regulation.
The rule implements the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2019 provision allowing cleared companies operating under a Special Security Agreement to access proscribed information without a National Interest Determination.
The public has until Feb. 19, 2021, to comment on the final rule, and U.S. cleared entities have until Aug. 24, 2021, to comply with all applicable changes.
In a final rule effective Feb. 24, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) codified the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) in Title 32, Part 117 of the Code of Federal Regulations.