The Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 establishes the policy and requirements for constructing secure facilities; these guidelines are used to protect our nation’s most valuable assets. Knowledge of these guidelines and how to apply them is key to combating the risks to the assets you are charged with protecting.

These are anxious times for those responsible for the physical security of people, systems, and facilities. Workplace violence, active shooters at schools or places of worship, insider threat, theft, ransomware, and cyber-attacks dominate today’s headlines. The various impacts of risk to an organization, including the well-being of its people, frequently result in loss of business and profit:

What is ICD 705? Simply put, Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 is about the lifecycle of Sensitive Compartmented Intelligence Facilities (SCIFs) within the intelligence community. SCIFs are spaces designed and approved to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access.