2026-06-15TransactionsSECONDARYBackground investigation inventory dropped 24% to 222,700 cases as of early 2026
2026-06-15TransactionsSECONDARYNBIS Periodic Reinvestigations reduction of 54% achieved through eApp improvements
2026-04-15Other factsPRIMARYData spills comprise nearly 60% of documented security violations by cleared contractors
2026-04-15Other factsPRIMARYIn 2023, DCSA had funding to conduct oversight of only 25-30% of the cleared industrial base
2026-04-15Other factsPRIMARYDCSA documented 815 security violations by cleared defense contractors in fiscal 2025, with 1,032 open security vulnerabilities identified
2026-02-24TransactionsPRIMARY$2.4 billion already spent on NBIS since program start, with $2.2 billion additional projected through fiscal 2031, totaling $4.6 billion
2026-02-24Other factsPRIMARYNo permanent DCSA director after David Cattler retired in September 2025; Justin Overbaugh serving as acting director
2026-02-24TransactionsPRIMARYDCSA National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program launched 2016, originally projected for 2019 delivery, now delayed until 2028 - over a decade behind schedule
2025-06-02TransactionsPRIMARYPentagon investigator Nousheen Qureshi admitted to faking dozens of Top Secret security clearance background checks
2024-06-15TransactionsSECONDARYDCSA assumed background investigation operations after two cybersecurity incidents in 2015 compromised sensitive data
2021-03-09Other factsSECONDARYDefense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) filed filing with the SEC on 2021-03-09. Accession number: N/A.
