security clearance reform

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is responsible for implementing Continuous Vetting (CV) for DoD security clearance holders once they become eligible for access to classified information. One piece of the continuous vetting process is enrollment into the FBI’s Rap Back program which provides notifications to the clearance granting agency

When the Defense Counterintelligence Agency (DCSA) first introduced their new National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) system a few years ago, it was still going through a lot of changes to work out the bugs that caused almost daily system outages. This caused a lot of frustration with eAPP applicants and

As soon as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is confirmed, a top-down evaluation and analysis is planned for the various offices and programs that make up the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). During her recent Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Tulsi Gabbard, the pick as the

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Director David Cattler, who has been the agency director since March 2024, recently accompanied a special agent background investigator as a ride along while conducting field work on multiple background investigations. The director wanted to better understand the multiple mission areas throughout DCSA, and