Agency News

News

View DCSA Deputy Director presents Carnegie Mellon University with the Jack Donnelly Excellence in Counterintelligence Award

DCSA Deputy Director Daniel Lecce presents the Donnelly Award to Carnegie Mellon University.

PITTSBURGH – Dr. Paul Nielsen stood before an audience assembled at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and commended members of his security team for the university’s superior counterintelligence programs that achieved extraordinary results in thwarting...

Dec. 5, 2024

View DCSA announces full transition to NBIS eApp for background investigation initiation

QUANTICO, Va. -- Today, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency announced that all required customer agencies have transitioned to NBIS eApp (electronic application) for background investigation case initiation, marking a significant milestone for the National Background Investigation...

Dec. 3, 2024

View Embracing Change in Acquisition: Insights from DCSA’s second annual Acquisition Workforce Symposium

DCSA Component Acquisition Executive Lead Joseph Klimavicz introduces DCSA Director David Cattler who provides opening remarks followed by the keynote speaker Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Gary Ashworth to kick off the 2nd AWF Symposium at DCSA headquarters, Russell-Knox building, Quantico, Va., Nov. 18, 2024. (DOD Photo by Christopher P. Gillis).

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) delivered a powerful message of transformation at its second annual Acquisition Workforce Symposium, Nov. 18. Director David Cattler signed the agency’s Call to Action establishing the Enterprise Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) which...

Dec. 2, 2024

View DCSA announces its new role in supporting DOD reform of due process and appeals (security review proceedings)

Effective Dec. 8, 2024, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) will implement DOD reforms for security review proceedings in support of due process and appeals for military servicemembers, DOD civilians, and contractor personnel whose eligibility for access to Sensitive...

Nov. 27, 2024

View DCSA posts addendum to notice for FY25/26 investigative products and services rates

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) released an addendum that updates several product and services announced in FIN 24-01, dated August 30, 2024. As part of these updates, DCSA will be offering the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) check starting...

Nov. 26, 2024

View DCSA Director presents coveted Excellence in Counterintelligence Award to Virginia Tech

Dr. Timothy Sands, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University president, holds the Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence after David Cattler, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency director, presented the award to Sands, who accepted it on behalf of the university. The award - presented only to entities cleared by the federal government to deter, detect and disrupt the theft of classified information - recognized Virginia Tech for being a national leader in counterintelligence. The ceremony featured remarks by Cattler, Sands and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., (standing left to right) regarding the university's counterintelligence accomplishments impacting Virginia Tech’s operations, investigations, cybersecurity, collaboration, community outreach, threat Integration, training and awareness, and leadership.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Dr. Timothy Sands, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University president, recounted the history of Virginia Tech’s award-winning counterintelligence and security program at a ceremony before receiving the Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence on Nov...

Nov. 25, 2024

Video by Lena Burns

Listen to the Voices of DCSA

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Oct. 30, 2024 | 3:09

In order for our country to function efficiently, trust is non-negotiable. The government workforce must be trustworthy, our facilities must be secure, and our industry partners must be protected from insider and foreign threats. Learn how Gatekeepers across DCSA feel about their critical mission - in their own words (DOD video by OCCA).

Up Next

Now Playing

Listen to the Voices of DCSA

1:22

National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) Introduction by DCSA Director David Cattler