The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a federa
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defense agency
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United States Department of Defense
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(DoD) that reports to the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
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.
DCSA is the largest counterintelligence and security agency in the federal government and is responsible for providin
Personnel VetteingCritical Technology Protection Counterintelligence
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Training, Education and Certification.DCSA services over 100 federal entities, oversees 10,000 cleared companies, and conducts approximately 2 million background investigations each year.
Background
The agency was originally established as the Defense Investigative Service and was created on January 1, 1972.
In 1999, the agency changed its name to the Defense Security Service.
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
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.
Responsibility
DCSA conduct
personnel security investigationsfor 95% of the
federal government, supervise industrial security, and perform security education and awareness training. DCSA also provides the uniformed US military services, Department of Defense Agencies, 35
federal agencies, and approximately 10,000 cleared government contractor facilities with security support services. The Director of DCSA reports to the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
The under secretary of defense for intelligence and security or USD(I&S) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that acts as the principal civilian advisor ...
.
National Industrial Security Program
DCSA administers the
National Industrial Security Program
The National Industrial Security Program, or NISP, is the nominal authority in the United States for managing the needs of private industry to access classified information.
The NISP was established in 1993 by Executive Order 12829. The Nationa ...
on behalf of the Department of Defense an
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.
Personnel
DCSA Industrial Security Representatives, 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 mission.
Locations
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency headquarters is located on
Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va. DCSA's field presence consists of 167 field offices across the United States.
See also
US military investigative organizations
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Air Force Office of Special Investigations
The Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency that reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force. OSI is also a U.S. Air Force field operating agency under the administrative ...
(AFOSI)
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Coast Guard Investigative Service
The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is a division of the United States Coast Guard that investigates crimes where the U.S. Coast Guard has an interest. It is composed of civilian ( GS-1811), active duty, reserve enlisted, and warrant offic ...
(CGIS)
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Defense Criminal Investigative Service
The Defense Criminal Investigative Service is the criminal investigative arm of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense. DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud, bribery, and corruption; preventing the ...
(DCIS)
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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(NCIS)
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United States Army Counterintelligence
United States Army Counterintelligence (ACI) is the component of United States Army Military Intelligence which conducts counterintelligence activities to detect, identify, assess, counter, exploit and/or neutralize adversarial, foreign intellige ...
(ACI)
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United States Army Criminal Investigation Command
The United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (USACID), previously known as the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) is the primary federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Army. Its ...
(USACIDC or CID)
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United States Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division
The United States Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division (Marine Corps CID or USMC CID) is a federal law enforcement agency that investigates crimes against people and property within the United States Marine Corps.
Overview
The United Sta ...
(USMCCID or CID)
References
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