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Agency News

View Security Training URLs changing, update bookmarks

Linthicum, Md. - The Security Training, Education, and Professionalization Portal (STEPP) and the Security Awareness Hub (SAH) will be updating the URLs for all training resources, effective June 30, 2025. This update is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the security and functionality of these...

June 9, 2025

View Multi-Factor Authentications update for June 6, 2025

QUANTICO, Va. – The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) help desk continues to experience a high volume of calls related to the multifactor authentication (MFA) process for the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program and its two interfaces — the electronic...

June 6, 2025

View DCSA announces a change to designated training for insider threat program personnel in cleared industry

QUANTICO, Va. – Effective July 1, 2025, insider threat program personnel within cleared industry will have updated training requirements. This update continues to provide industry partners with flexibility in meeting mandatory training requirements while ensuring the protection of classified...