Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for overseeing industrial security, personnel vetting, and counterintelligence support for government and cleared industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency canonical | 4 |
| Defense Security Service | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense agency
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United States federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DCSA ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence ⓘ other U.S. intelligence community agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employerOf |
contractor personnel
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federal civilian employees ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mitigation of foreign intelligence threats to defense industry
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protection of classified information in industry ⓘ |
| formerName |
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Defense Security Service
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| headquartersLocation |
Marine Corps Base Quantico
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Quantico, Virginia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
cleared U.S. defense industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mission |
to detect and mitigate insider threats in cleared industry
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to protect U.S. and allied warfighters’ technological advantage ⓘ to secure the trustworthiness of the U.S. government’s workforce ⓘ |
| oversees |
implementation of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual
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industrial security for cleared contractors ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| partOf |
National Industrial Security Program
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surface form:
U.S. National Industrial Security Program
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| provides |
background investigations for security clearances
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continuous vetting services ⓘ counterintelligence support to cleared industry ⓘ security education to government and industry ⓘ |
| regulates |
facility security clearances
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safeguarding of classified information by cleared contractors ⓘ |
| responsibility |
counterintelligence support
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industrial security ⓘ oversight of the National Industrial Security Program ⓘ personnel security clearance investigations ⓘ personnel vetting ⓘ security education and training ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
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national security ⓘ |
| supports |
Defense Agencies
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surface form:
Department of Defense components
U.S. national security objectives ⓘ other federal agencies with personnel vetting services ⓘ |
| typeOf |
counterintelligence organization
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security and vetting agency ⓘ |
| uses | personnel security standards set by the U.S. government ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dcsa.mil/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Industrial Security Program
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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this entity surface form:
Defense Security Service