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IH Services expansion, October 2026: IH Services has added five defense prime locations in Washington, Oregon, and Utah...
Dave Riley is now Director of Operations at IH Services. In this role, he leads the day-to-day work that keeps...
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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This week’s 5-4-0 toolbox talk: a question, a concern or a quick check-in lets your team address risk before it becomes an...
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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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Popular Secure Facility Operations Articles
Zero-Based Scoping means every recurring task in a facility contract has to earn its place from zero before anyone prices...
New defense building readiness is a schedule problem before it is a service problem. You need to hire, clear, train...
Year-end shutdown week is the one window when a crew can open, de-energize, and deep-clean a defense plant’s facility systems...
A 2027 facility budget for a defense or aerospace site should carry seven lines that most budgets leave out: escort...
SCIF maintenance is where good security programs quietly get into trouble. The air handler doesn’t care that the room is...
CMMC Phase 2 begins November 10, 2026. From that day, contracts can require a third-party Level 2 assessment before award...
The Decision That Outlasts the Award In secure facility operations, choosing between self-performed facility services and subcontracting is not a...
Waste Is the Quietest Risk in Secure Facilities In secure environments, risk rarely announces itself loudly. Instead, it builds quietly...
Is the Audit the Threat, or the Mirror? Audits do not create operational risk. Instead, they expose it, which is...
Many teams treat escort-dependent maintenance as a security necessity. In practice, it is one of the most overlooked sources of...
Fragmented Facility Vendors Are a Structural Risk, Not an Administrative Inconvenience In secure facilities—defense manufacturing sites, aerospace assembly plants, SCIF...
What Are Mission-Ready Facilities? In secure environments, many teams treat mission-ready facilities as a slogan rather than an operational state...
Where Does Risk Hide in a Secure Facility? Secure facilities rarely fail because one technician makes a mistake. Instead, they...
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