Patrick Clancey

President and CEO, IDEMIA National Security Solutions

In 2025, IDEMIA National Security Solutions sustained strong growth while achieving CMMC Level 2 certification. The milestone reflects the company’s operational discipline and commitment to protecting sensitive government data, further cementing NSS as a trusted, compliant partner for some of the nation’s most critical missions, Patrick Clancey said.

In terms of aligning with the current administration’s priorities, IDEMIA remains focused on modernizing critical identity infrastructure and increasing citizen safety and security by leveraging innovative identity verification and biometric technologies in a cost-effective, resilient and innovative manner.

Why Watch

In 2026, the NSS team is intensely focused on expanding the reach of its solutions to better protect America’s critical infrastructure and enhance national security mission sets. NSS productized its ID2Access solution in 2025 and proved its value across real operational use cases in the Defense Department. Now, NSS is ready to scale that capability and bring it to a broader set of federal, state and commercial partners.

“Everything we do at IDEMIA NSS is rooted in service to the nation’s most critical missions,” Clancey said. “Our technology is not just about innovation for its own sake – it’s about enabling the men and women who protect our country to do their jobs with greater speed, confidence, and trust. When national security is on the line, alignment of purpose matters, and that is the standard we hold ourselves to every day.”

Fun fact: Clancey grew up as a military brat, moving every few years, which was one of the most formative experiences of his youth. It led him to his own service in the U.S. Army and his enduring focus on national security.