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View Roll out issues persist, mitigation measures continue 

QUANTICO, Va. -- Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s (DCSA) continues to work Help Desk backlog as a result of the challenges in implementing the multi-factor authentication solution for the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) deployed on May 14.  Although numbers are...

View Update: New authentication ongoing rollout issues

QUANTICO, Va. -- Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s (DCSA) continues to experience challenges with the new cybersecurity multi-factor authentication solution for the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) deployed on May 14. As a result, Agency Help Desk wait times continue...

View New authentication solution creates issues for users

QUANTICO, Va. – Earlier this week, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency introduced a new cybersecurity multi-factor authentication solution to strengthen the Agency’s security posture for the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS).The capability was rolled out hastily, with...

View DCSA Leaders honored at ceremony react to Presidential Rank Awards, share perspectives

QUANTICO, Va. – The six Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) senior executives who won Presidential Rank Awards were officially recognized at a formal ceremony at DCSA headquarters on May 9. “It's an honor to be here today to celebrate you and really – to present you with the...

View DCSA and MTU students partner to develop AI tool advancing national security mission

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) recently collaborated with a team of Michigan Technological University (MTU) students to develop an artificial intelligence-powered solution aimed at identifying potential indicators of foreign influence within publicly available corporate...

View New multi-factor authentication process ensures continued security, integrity of NBIS and NBIS eApp system

Starting May 14, 2025, users of the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) and the NBIS electronic application (eApp) will experience a new, multi-factor authentication process. To align under the Department of Defense Zero Trust, the agency is transitioning to the DCSA Information...