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Racheal Prutch now serves as Facility Security Officer for IH Services. In this role, she protects classified work, keeps the...
IH Services retains a major Defense/Aerospace client in the State of New York. The contract renews for another seven years...
IH Services is set to attend the Sea-Air-Space 2026, the Navy League of the United States’ flagship maritime defense and...
IH Services announced the appointment of Scott Whatmough as an outside board member, strengthening the company’s governance...
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- Industry News & Trends – Analysis of developments that impact defense and federal-facility management – for example, changes in government O&M-contracting policies, new security or sustainability mandates, or innovations (like smart-building tech) that can enhance secure operations.
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The Decision That Outlasts the Award In secure facility operations, the self-perform versus subcontract decision is not a philosophical debate...
Waste Is the Quietest Risk in Secure Facilities In secure environments, risk rarely announces itself loudly. It accumulates quietly in...
Introduction – The Audit Is a Mirror, Not the Threat Audits do not create operational risk. They expose it...
Escort-dependent maintenance is often treated as a security necessity. In practice, it is one of the most overlooked sources of...
Fragmentation Is a Structural Risk, Not an Administrative Inconvenience In secure facilities—defense manufacturing sites, aerospace assembly plants, SCIF environments, regulated...
Introduction In secure environments, mission readiness is often treated as a slogan rather than an operational state. Facilities are assumed...
Introduction – Risk Hides in the Seams Secure facilities rarely fail because one technician makes a mistake. They fail at...
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