Podcast - FOCI Mitigation: SSAs, SCAs and Proxy Agreements
Understanding FOCI Mitigation
Facility Security Clearances for U.S. Subsidiaries of Foreign-Owned Companies
The U.S. and the U.K. are focused on common national security risks, including preventing foreign access to key emerging technologies, the integrity of the defense supply chain, protection of critical infrastructure, and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) 2023 Annual Report to Congress....more
ACI’s 5th National Forum on FOCI is back IN PERSON this September! Don’t miss the only comprehensive, practical FOCI event of its kind. The Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) is heightening its scrutiny and...more
• The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) has issued a Final Rule to its 32 C.F.R. Part 2004 National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Directive, which is the overarching policy for federal agencies involved in...more
Foreign-owned entities seeking to do business with the U.S. Government where access to classified information is required must mitigate or negate their foreign ownership, control or influence. Proper planning in advance and...more
Not every potential buyer is a U.S. corporation controlled by U.S. interests. It is important, both for the buyer and the seller, to understand the implications of foreign ownership, control, or influence (“FOCI”) on the...more