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

Although the primary purpose of the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) is to review appeals for security clearance eligibility, they are also tasked to review appeals for fitness and eligibility for the issuance of a federal credential under Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12. We don’t see too