News

June 30, 2025

DCSA Personnel Security mission reorganizes as new Personnel Vetting directorate

QUANTICO, Va. – Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Director David M. Cattler approved the reorganization of DCSA’s Personnel Security directorate into the new Personnel Vetting directorate with a focus on effective and efficient delivery of the end-to-end personnel vetting mission for the U.S. government. This newly aligned directorate and updated organizational structure are effective immediately and reflect a change in how the agency operates to better meet customers’ needs. The realignment provided an opportunity to incorporate continuous process improvement activities and recommendations on how to manage manpower reductions and workforce shaping activities. The agency anticipates additional internal realignments and structural changes in support of Defense Department and government reform efforts.

June 23, 2025

DCSA prepares for security training URL migration

LINTHICUM, Md. - By the end of June, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) will transition the Security Training, Education, and Professionalization Portal (STEPP) and the Security Awareness Hub (SAH) platforms to new URLs under DCSA owned domains.URL changes will not impact the training needs of military members, civilians, or

June 20, 2025

CDSE: Developing tomorrow's security leaders through advanced education

LINTHICUM, Md. – The Education Division, within the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE), builds future security leaders as the premier provider of online higher education for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. government security community.As part of the Security Training (ST) Directorate, Defense Counterintelligence and

June 16, 2025

DCSA Personnel Security Specialist honored with DoD award

Each spring, during Public Service Recognition Week, the Pentagon pauses to spotlight a few extraordinary individuals whose quiet, steady dedication often goes unseen. This year, among those recognized is Dianna Wilson, a Personnel Security Specialist at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), who has been honored with the

June 12, 2025

DCSA launches survey to enhance applicant experience with electronic forms

Quantico, Va. - The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is committed to providing a seamless customer experience for all applicants navigating our electronic forms and applications. To support this commitment, DCSA launched a new survey to gather valuable feedback from applicants about their experience with their electronic

June 11, 2025

DCSA announces 2025 Donnelly Award winners

QUANTICO, Va. – The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence. Four facilities were selected for the award, and the winners were announced at the annual NCMS training seminar on June 11, 2025, in Kissimmee, Fla. The Excellence in

June 11, 2025

DCSA announces 2025 Cogswell Award winners

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award. Fifteen facilities were selected for the award, and the winners were announced at the annual NCMS training seminar on June 11, 2025, in Kissimmee, Fla.

June 9, 2025

Security Training URLs changing, update bookmarks

Linthicum, Md. - The Security Training, Education, and Professionalization Portal (STEPP) and the Security Awareness Hub (SAH) will be updating the URLs for all training resources, effective June 30, 2025. This update is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the security and functionality of these platform’s online resources.  The current URLs will

June 6, 2025

Multi-Factor Authentications update for June 6, 2025

QUANTICO, Va. – The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) help desk continues to experience a high volume of calls related to the multifactor authentication (MFA) process for the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program and its two interfaces — the electronic application (eApp) and NBIS Agency.   DCSA has surged

June 5, 2025

DCSA announces a change to designated training for insider threat program personnel in cleared industry

QUANTICO, Va. – Effective July 1, 2025, insider threat program personnel within cleared industry will have updated training requirements.  This update continues to provide industry partners with flexibility in meeting mandatory training requirements while ensuring the protection of classified information and critical assets.Under this guidance,