DCSA announces its new role in supporting DOD reform of due process and appeals (security review proceedings)

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View DCSA at Five Years: A Journey to Trust Through Transformation

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) has released a five-year retrospective report, "Journey to Trust Through Transformation." The report provides a retrospective of the agency’s first five years, including a look at the agency’s formation, its transformational journey, an...

March 21, 2025

View DCSA publishes 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

Quantico, VA – The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) published its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan. The plan charts the agency’s path over the next five years as the nation’s premier provider of integrated security services and aligns DCSA to national and Department of Defense (DOD)...

March 18, 2025

View DCSA embraces intelligent automation for financial processes

QUANTICO, Va. – DCSA has consistently embraced an unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility, with its Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) at the forefront of financial management modernization. A key enabler of financial management at the speed of the mission? Intelligent...