If you've worked on SCIFs or SAPFs since 2018, you've lived through every turn of the RF shielding story: foil on the walls, six-sided direction and its walk-back, the January 2025 ODNI deadline, and the May 2026 rescission. Here's the whole timeline in one place, why the next ICD 705 revision can't come soon enough, and what you can do this quarter in your role.

Drones can carry any payload, fly without GPS or a radio link, and sit at a SCIF's weakest point. Phil Chance on why drones break both halves of inspectable space, how HPM/IEMI puts mission-critical labs at risk, and the questions design teams should raise with their CTTA and AO.

The rumor mill is focused on a Tech Spec update. But the real changes coming to ICD/ICS 705 go far deeper — sweeping policy-level shifts that will affect every SCIF and SAPF in the Intelligence Community. Here's what to expect and how to prepare.