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View DCSA implements Security Rating Scorecard for Industrial Security

QUANTICO, Va. – The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announces the full implementation of the Security Rating Scorecard, effective October 1, 2024. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the agency's Industrial Security oversight mission.  On June 10, 2024, DCSA...

View DCSA announces conversion of Adjudication and Vetting Services to the Working Capital Fund

QUANTICO, Va. – DCSA Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS) is scheduled to convert its current appropriated funded program to a fee-for-service program under the agency’s Working Capital Fund (WCF) starting Oct. 1, 2024. The conversion – supporting DCSA efforts to optimize delivery of its...

View DOD leaders convene and collaborate to counter insider threats, protect national security

ARLINGTON, Va. – Why would leaders spanning security, counterintelligence, law enforcement, cybersecurity, and psychology professions from DOD, federal agencies, industry and academia take time from their busy schedules to convene for a two-day conference to talk about insider threat? To put it...

View Innovative collaboration: DCSA teams up with Blanchfield Community Hospital

In the realm of national security, the meticulous review of individual backgrounds is critical to ensuring that only the most qualified and trustworthy individuals receive security clearances. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Background Investigations (DCSA BI) team, in...

View Additional resources now available for NITAM

Since 2019, National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) has been held annually in September, a month-long event that brings together security professionals and policy experts from both government and private industry with the stated goal of educating organizations about the risks posed by...

View DCSA joins delegation to Australia and strengthens ties with counterparts

The Fourth of July, marked by parades and patriotic gatherings, is the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. However, it’s also the anniversary of another event with major global impact. On July 41918, U.S. and Australian troops fought side by side for the first time at the Battle of Hamel...