Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)

Enjoy the latest edition of the #CDSEPulse! Our featured article focuses on industrial security and the refreshed Deliver Uncompromised toolkit. Also hear from CDSE’s cybersecurity curriculum manager Thomas Gentle, and how the CI team will incorporate three new content areas in the CI curriculum. Don’t miss out on this monthly publication. Sign up for email alerts and have The Pulse delivered to you each month by following the link below. https://lnkd.in/g6ZJ3rja. #DCSA #SecurityAwareness

DYK – a Request Reciprocity CSR (customer service request) is used by a security officer to request eligibility for a subject with a previous eligibility or investigation via another trusted government agency. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eAqK_CiS? #PersonnelSecurity

Foreign investment can play a vital role in maintaining the vitality of the U.S. industrial base. However, a company under Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) is not eligible for a facility security clearance until the FOCI factors have been favorably resolved. Learn more about FOCI here: https://lnkd.in/emS4XcHP? ?

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – the nation’s record keeper – became a NISP signatory on this date 10 years ago. NARA retains 1–3% of the federal government’s business forever for legal or historical reasons.??Learn more: https://www.archives.gov/

DCSA’s National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) provides graduate-level education in the operation of polygraph and other credibility technologies to federal agencies. NCCA relies on physiological and behavioral measures to test for agreement between an individual's statements and memories. Learn more here:?? https://lnkd.in/exvFBDjb

Foreign collectors often target personnel with access to specialized information, knowledge of information systems, or security procedures. Here’s what you need to know to stay vigilant:?https://lnkd.in/eCUrqrX6 #Counterintelligence #DCSA

In alignment with Department of Defense Instruction 5400.17 and recent Executive Orders, DCSA has reviewed and adjusted our social media content to maintain consistency with federal guidance and uphold the integrity of our official communication channels.

What could possibly be more interesting than your day job as a polygraph instructor? Mark Pszenny, a longtime employee with DCSA's National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) in Fort Jackson, S.C., recently hit the number 45 position among the top 200 Blues-Rock albums nationally after making the top 50 albums week after week over the course of 11 months. “I played music my whole life but never wrote songs until recently putting my thoughts and feelings into words,” he said. “It was a bucket list thing. Then I decided to release the music worldwide through a public distribution site, and it started to take on traction.” But the path to success as an instructor and musician was never certain. Pszenny has persevered through multiple health adversities, including several surgeries, since an injury that occurred during an Army exercise in 1988. He has also battled cancer and depression. “The music I write, compose and play is always in my heart and always will be,” he said. “The leadership at DCSA, especially here at NCCA, bent over backwards to make my career a success, not to mention possible, in spite of my health conditions. And you can't ask for anything better than that." Read his story here: https://lnkd.in/eHSsE8ei

U.S. cleared industry leads the way in producing technologies foundational to our national security. Learn about the various ways #DCSA is protecting our economic and military advantage: https://lnkd.in/e_-XbWfF #IndustrialSecurity

FSOs - mark your calendars and get ready! ?? #DCSA will collect data to project Personnel Security Investigation (PSI) requirements for cleared industry from March 3-28 through the National Industrial Security System submission site. This annual data collection is critical for Department of Defense program planning and budgeting for National Industrial Security Program (NISP) security clearances. Facility Security Officers (FSOs) should expect the survey to take about 20 to 30 minutes to complete if all required data has been gathered prior to starting the survey. The survey might take slightly longer for FSOs who are responsible for multiple cleared facilities, but the 20-to-30-minute range is generally the norm. DCSA emphasizes that industry participation in this survey does matter. The data gathered directly influences the ability to project security clearance needs for cleared industry partners. Find more information online and help lend a hand to national security: https://lnkd.in/enRUA8bA