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Jan. 15, 2025

DCSA senior executives win Presidential Rank Awards for sustained exceptional service

Six Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) senior executives won Presidential Rank Awards spanning fiscal years 2023 and 2024, DCSA Director David Cattler announced after informing the award winners on Jan. 14.U.S. President Joe Biden recently approved fiscal year 2024 Presidential Rank Awards for four DCSA senior executives who are

Jan. 13, 2025

Empowering people through service

“Living my values means being my authentic self, no matter the space or room I enter,” said U.S. Space Force Col. Bree Fram, who spoke as a part of Living DCSA’s Values Campaign on Dec. 19, 2024. Gatekeepers gathered in person and virtually to listen to Fram discuss the values of service and people.In July 2024, the agency launched the Living

Jan. 8, 2025

DCSA announces release of NBIS product roadmap

DCSA announced today that the Agency’s National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) Program Management Office is releasing its product roadmap to customers and stakeholders in the Defense industry and across the U.S. federal government. The NBIS product roadmap will better assist NBIS customer agencies in planning their transition to use of

Jan. 2, 2025

Agency continues to onboard NSPT population into CV

In early August 2024, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announced the beginning of phased implementation of Continuous Vetting (CV) services for the Non-sensitive Public Trust (NSPT) population. The NSPT population includes individuals who hold non-national security roles but could pose a higher risk of damage to the

Dec. 19, 2024

DCSA family impacts PA community with coaching, cheering and the game of football

EAST BRADY, Pa. – Coach Andrew Larimore – surrounded by 31 football players celebrating their undefeated 2024 season and a hard-fought victory against the previous year’s champions – held up the Junior Superbowl trophy as hundreds of fans, relatives, coaches and players from both teams watched the scene swiftly unfold in this small Pennsylvania

Dec. 16, 2024

DCSA Director shadows employees on ‘ride alongs’ to understand processes, challenges

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency safeguards the nation as the premier provider of integrated security services. As the primary Investigative Service Provider for the Federal Government, DCSA conducts background investigations for 95% of the federal government, including 105 departments and agencies. It also adjudicates 70% of the

Dec. 11, 2024

CDSE wins FGDLA 2024 Innovation Award

LINTHICUM, Md. – The Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA) awarded the 2024 Innovation Award to the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) eLearning Content Controller (eCC) team on Dec. 4.CDSE, part of the Security Training Directorate (ST), a component of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA),

Dec. 5, 2024

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

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 foreign-directed theft of U.S. technology in fiscal year

Dec. 3, 2024

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 Services (NBIS) program and Trusted Workforce 2.0

Dec. 2, 2024

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

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 will be responsible for defining and guiding the