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View Role-based certification pilot evolves security workforce

The Center for Security Excellence (CDSE) launched the Role-Based Certifications (RBC) program, evolving the Security Professional Education Development (SPēD) initiative. The new Department of War (DoW) training sets a benchmark for the security workforce to strengthen national defense.The RBC...

View DCSA, industry partners strengthen ties at NCMS Seminar

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) demonstrated its commitment to customer partnership and service improvement at the 2026 NCMS Annual Training Seminar, June 8 - 11.Representatives from DCSA’s Office of Customer Success, National Background Investigation...

View DCSA announces 2026 Virtual Security Conference

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) will host the 2026 Virtual DCSA Security Conference from Sept. 14-18.The annual event serves as one of the premier security forums for government and industry security professionals to address emerging threats, navigate policy updates and...

View DCSA updates NISP contractor Continuous Vetting process

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has announced important changes to its personnel vetting process, superseding previous guidance from August 2022 and reflecting updates from DISS Release 14.5.Under the new policy, periodic reinvestigations for National Industrial Security...

View Continuous Vetting updates with DISS release 14.5

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) implemented a change to the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) on April 2, which introduced the new "unenrolled" Continuous Vetting (CV) status/process. The change is part of Release 14.5 and under the change, when an individual...

View Billing support portal available for customers

QUANTICO, Va. – DCSA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has officially deployed the Billing Support Portal, a new streamlined interface hosted on the secure DCSA Government Service Portal that enables DCSA’s working capital fund (WCF) customers to review their key funding and billing...