The new government-wide system, called NBIS, aims to greatly improve federal background investigations, says DISA’s Vice Adm. Norton. A new information technology system from the Defense Information ...

Charles “Charlie” Phalen Jr. will start as acting director of the newly minted Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency on July 1. On April 24, President Trump issued an executive order ...

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency conducts background investigations for approximately 105 federal agencies as a reimbursable service through a working capital fund. For the third ...

The Defense Department is poised to make good on plans to supply end-to-end personnel vetting and monitoring services to customers after years of delays, according to a report from the Government ...

NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Police departments nationwide continue to face increased scrutiny related to hiring practices ...

The Department of Defence (DOD) needs to enhance the cybersecurity of its background investigation systems, according to a report published this week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The ...

Uncle Sam now has access to your credit report. Even if you’ve frozen it with the major credit bureaus. The National Background Investigations Bureau issued a Federal Investigations Notice in early ...

While President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is beginning the process to undergo an FBI background check, the intensive review may not provide the ...

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has reduced the background investigation backlog from a high of about 725,000 cases in April 2018 to 231,000, according to leader William Evanina.

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency took over management of the background investigations process but does not own all of the related IT systems—yet. With less than one year left to ...