PSC Summary - FY23 Intelligence Authorization Act

January 25, 2023 Selected Contracting Provisions in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263) On December 23, 2022, the President signed the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill included the text of the House and Senate agreed to Intelligence Authorization Act (now Division F of P.L. 117-263), which provides policy direction and funding for the Intelligence Community. Below are some of the provisions in this year’s law that could impact technology and professional services firms. Sec. 6314. Required policy for minimum insider threat standards. Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish a policy for minimum insider threat standards for the intelligence community (IC) and requires the head of each element of the IC to certify that they are in compliance. Sec. 6319. Personnel vetting performance measures. Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop, and report to the Congress on, performance measures to assess continuous vetting and the quality of each phase of the personnel vetting process, including the initiation, investigation, and adjudication phases. Sec. 6601. Improving onboarding of personnel in intelligence community. Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish policy guidance regarding the Intelligence Community’s onboarding process and submit a plan to reduce the timeline associated with the onboarding process. Sec. 6602. Report on legislative action required to implement Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative. Requires the Chairman of the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council to report to the Congress on the specific legislative actions needed to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative. Sec. 6603. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community assessment of administration of polygraphs in intelligence community. Requires the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to assess and report to the Congress on polygraph evaluations and the workforce needed to meet current annual personnel hiring requirements. Sec. 6604. Timeliness in the administration of polygraphs. Requires the Director of National Intelligence to issue standards for the timeliness for federal agencies to administer polygraphs.