DCSA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Information Security (INFOSEC) - answerPart of Defensive
CounterintelligenceClassifying intel, protect our secretsDetermined by background
checks, polygraphsConducted by FBI and Defense Counterintelligence and Security
Agency (DCSA) within the DOD
DCSA - answerDefense Counterintelligence Security Agency
Mission of DCSA - answerPersonnel Vetting & Critical Technology Protection,
supported by Counterintelligence and Training, education, and certification functions.
DCSA serves - answerover 100 federal entities
DCSA oversees - answer10,000 cleared companies
DCSA conducts approximately - answer2 Million background investigations each year
DCSA conducts background investigations for - answer95% of the federal government.
DCSA Adjudicates - answer70% of the federal government adjudicative determinations
DCSA provides oversight to approximately - answer10,000 companies under the
National Industrial Security Program (NISP).
Counterintelligence crosscuts both the - answerPersonnel vetting, and the Critical
Technology.
DCSA is comprised of - answerNationally accredited centers that provide security
training, education, and certification products and services for security professionals
DCSA Mission - answerThrough vetting, industry engagement, counterintelligence, and
education, secure the trustworthiness of the U.S. workforce, the integrity of its cleared
contractor support, and the uncompromise nature of its technologies, services, and
supply chain.
DCA Vision - answerOptimize our performance as the preeminent security organization
to protect our nation's critical assets through enterprise risk management, innovation,
and excellence in mission performance and customer service
On April 24, 2019, Executive Order (EO) 13869 - answerdirected the transfer of the
National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), the primary investigative service
provider (ISP) for the Federal Government that conducts ~95% of all federal
Information Security (INFOSEC) - answerPart of Defensive
CounterintelligenceClassifying intel, protect our secretsDetermined by background
checks, polygraphsConducted by FBI and Defense Counterintelligence and Security
Agency (DCSA) within the DOD
DCSA - answerDefense Counterintelligence Security Agency
Mission of DCSA - answerPersonnel Vetting & Critical Technology Protection,
supported by Counterintelligence and Training, education, and certification functions.
DCSA serves - answerover 100 federal entities
DCSA oversees - answer10,000 cleared companies
DCSA conducts approximately - answer2 Million background investigations each year
DCSA conducts background investigations for - answer95% of the federal government.
DCSA Adjudicates - answer70% of the federal government adjudicative determinations
DCSA provides oversight to approximately - answer10,000 companies under the
National Industrial Security Program (NISP).
Counterintelligence crosscuts both the - answerPersonnel vetting, and the Critical
Technology.
DCSA is comprised of - answerNationally accredited centers that provide security
training, education, and certification products and services for security professionals
DCSA Mission - answerThrough vetting, industry engagement, counterintelligence, and
education, secure the trustworthiness of the U.S. workforce, the integrity of its cleared
contractor support, and the uncompromise nature of its technologies, services, and
supply chain.
DCA Vision - answerOptimize our performance as the preeminent security organization
to protect our nation's critical assets through enterprise risk management, innovation,
and excellence in mission performance and customer service
On April 24, 2019, Executive Order (EO) 13869 - answerdirected the transfer of the
National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), the primary investigative service
provider (ISP) for the Federal Government that conducts ~95% of all federal
