Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

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Agency overview
Formed	30 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-30)
Preceding agencies	Defense Investigative Service (DIS) (1972–1999) Defense Security Service (DSS) (1999–2019)
Type	Security Agency
Jurisdiction	United States
Headquarters	Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S.
Agency executive	David M. Cattler, Director
Parent department	United States Department of Defense
Website	www.dcsa.mil

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a federal security and defense agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) that reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.^[1] DCSA is the largest counterintelligence and security agency in the federal government and is responsible for providing personnel vetting, critical technology protection, counterintelligence, training, education and certification. DCSA services over 100 federal entities, oversees 10,000 cleared companies, and conducts approximately 2 million background investigations each year.