QUANTICO, Va. – The Defense Information System for Security (DISS) will begin migration to the cloud this weekend as part of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s (DCSA) “Cloud Smart” strategy under the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS).
This transition aligns with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) approach to leveraging cloud computing for improved capabilities and efficiencies and aims to enhance security, streamline operations and improve overall customer experience.
“These migrations and modernization efforts will offer improved access for federal agencies, enhanced security features and streamlined clearance verification processes,” said Lindley Earl, NBIS Deputy Program Manager. “In addition, it will position DCSA, and agency customers, for the future by reducing costs, improved system/application performance and incorporating the correct data architecture to enable future scalability.”
As part of DCSA’s continued efforts to improve processes and remain customer-focused, the deployment of this migration effort was postponed from earlier this month based on customer feedback.
“Working with our customers in the testing environment over the past couple months revealed implementation issues we needed to resolve before going live,” said Mike Faller, NBIS program management specialist. “We took the extra time to address those concerns, and the final result is a migration effort coming up with very limited impact to our customers. We really appreciate the partnerships and willingness of our customers to participate in the testing environment – their valuable participation and feedback continue to improve product deliveries.”
DISS users will not be able to access the system during this migration and will be notified via the "About Tab" with the timing and outage duration. Once the migration is complete and the system is restored, users will access the system in the same manner they do today. System functionality and navigation will remain unchanged after migration and users can access all DISS components through the current URLs: https://www.dcsa.mil/Systems-Applications/Defense-Information-System-for-Security-DISS
DCSA is committed to migration and modernization of capital investments to the DOD Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) as part of its broader IT modernization and strategic plan. This transition benefits from the Defense Department's cybersecurity infrastructure to enhance security, improve access to services and data, and accelerate the retirement of on-premise systems.