Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

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Not to be confused with Defense Security Cooperation Agency, National Counterintelligence and Security Center, Defence Communication Services Agency, or Defense Criminal Investigative Service.

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Daniel J. Lecce, Acting Director
Parent departmentUnited States Department of Defense
Websitewww.dcsa.mil

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a federal security and

background investigations
each year.

Background

The agency was originally established as the Defense Investigative Service and was created on January 1, 1972.[2] In 1999, the agency changed its name to the Defense Security Service.[3] In July 2019, DSS was reorganized as DCSA, in conjunction with the transfer of responsibility for conducting background investigations from OPM's National Background Investigations Bureau.[4][5]

Responsibility

DCSA conducts personnel security investigations for 95% of the

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
.

National Industrial Security Program (NISP)

DCSA administers the NISP on behalf of the Department of Defense and 35 other federal agencies. DCSA provides oversight to approximately 10,000 cleared contract companies to ensure they are adequately protecting facilities, personnel, and associated Information Technology systems from attacks and vulnerabilities.

Organization

DCSA is organized into five directorates, each of which are led by an Assistant Director and contain various subcomponents.

  • Personnel Security
    • Consolidated Adjudication Services (CAS)
  • Industrial Security
    • National Access Elsewhere Security Oversight Center (NAESOC)
    • NISP Authorization Office (NAO)
  • Security Training
    • Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE)
    • The National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA)
  • Counterintelligence & Insider Threat
    • DoD Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (DITMAC)
  • Field Operations
    • Western Region
    • Central Region
    • Eastern Region
    • Mid-Atlantic Region

Personnel

DCSA Industrial Security Representatives, Counterintelligence Special Agents, Background Investigators, and Information System Security Professionals are credentialed Special Agents. DCSA also uses a number of contract investigators and staff to help support DCSA's various missions.

Locations

The DCSA headquarters is located on

Marine Corps Base Quantico
. DCSA also has 167 field offices across the United States.

See also

US military investigative organizations

References

  1. ^ "Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency: About Us". Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "About DSS – History". Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "History". www.dss.mil. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "New agency name, acting director". Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Transferring Responsibility for Background Investigations to the Department of Defense". Federal Register. April 29, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

External links

Media related to Defense Security Service at Wikimedia Commons

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