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Send us a textThe latest industry buzz is the “release of the new National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)”. I’m putting air quotes in there, because an actual NISPOM has not been rewritten or re-released. There is no re-release of NISPOM, only a reorganization of the CFRs that duplicate National Industrial Security Program requirements.Conclusion:  No new NISPOM (just a few additions)·                 32 CFR part 117 and 32 CFR part 2004 are redundant requirements·                DoD will no longer publish the DoD Manual 5220.22, NISPOM as a DoD policy issuance in 32 CFR part 117.·                 32 CFR part 2004, “National Industrial Security Program” is now the standing CFR·                NISPOM Change 2 is still a requirement that Cleared Defense Contractor (CDC) must followBackgroundA quick read will review that there actually is no new NISPOM. This information just codifies (fancy legal term for: arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.).You might know that the Director of