Defense Criminal Investigative Service

Not to be confused with Defense Investigative Service.

Criminal investigative arm of the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Law enforcement agency

Defense Criminal Investigative Service

Seal of DCIS

Abbreviation| DCIS
Agency overview
Formed| 1981
Employees| Approximately 475
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency| United States
Operations jurisdiction| United States
General nature|

* Federal law enforcement

Operational structure
Headquarters| Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Agency executives|

* Kelly P. Mayo, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations / DCIS Director
* James R. Ives, DCIS Principal Deputy Director
* Grant Fleming, DCIS Deputy Director, Investigative Operations
* Gregory Shilling, DCIS Deputy Director, Internal Operations

Parent agency| Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Website
https://www.dodig.mil/Components/DCIS/

The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.

## Background

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On April 20, 1981, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger established DCIS as a worldwide civilian federal law enforcement agency that investigates suspected criminal activities involving DoD Components and DoD contractors.

When DCIS was created, the criminal investigative functions previously assigned to the Defense Investigative Service were transferred, along with 100 personnel billets, to the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Review and Oversight).

In October 1981, an initial cadre of 12 individuals of the DIS Special Investigations Unit began operating as DCIS special agents under the direction, authority, and control of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Review and Oversight).

DCIS was incorporated within the Department of Defense's Office of Inspector General when it was established in 1982.[1]

In 1997, DCIS became one of the first OIG investigative components to be granted permanent statutory law enforcement authorities comparable to those possessed by the FBI. Upon passage of Public Law 105–85 (see Div. A, title X, § 1071(a)), DCIS special agents were granted the ability to carry concealed firearms, make arrests with or without a warrant, and execute search warrants. [2]

## Responsibilities

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It is the obligation of the DoD Inspector General to "initiate, conduct, and supervise such...investigations in the Department of Defense (including the military departments) as the Inspector General considers appropriate" (IG Act Sec. 8(c)(2)) and to "provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities...to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in...[DoD] programs and operations (IG Act Sec. 2(2))."

DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud, bribery, and corruption; preventing the illegal transfer of sensitive defense technologies to proscribed nations and criminal elements; investigating companies that use defective, substandard, or counterfeit parts in weapon systems and equipment utilized by the military; and stopping cyber crimes and computer intrusions.

## Priorities

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DCIS special agents investigate cyber crime within DoD. DCIS special agents protect critical military technologies.

DCIS' current investigative priorities include:

Illegal theft, export, diversion, transfer, or proliferation of sensitive DoD technology, systems, weapons, and equipment, with particular emphasis upon allegations involving targeted foreign nations, organized international criminal organizations, or potentially hostile entities apt to utilize said items in furtherance of assaults against U.S. military forces.

Public corruption and financial crimes impacting crucial DoD operations, with particular emphasis upon schemes impacting the health, safety, welfare, or mission‐readiness of U.S. troops.

Procurement and acquisition fraud which result in multi‐million dollars losses, thus depriving DoD of critically‐needed funds that would otherwise be utilized to finance vital national defense initiatives. This includes the introduction of counterfeit or substandard products into the DoD acquisition system.

Health care fraud committed by providers that involves quality of care, unnecessary care, or failure to provide care to Tricare‐eligible service members, retirees, dependents, or survivors; or significant direct loss to DoD's Tricare Management Activity.

Computer intrusions and other cyber crimes that result in serious compromises of the Global Information Grid; exfiltration of sensitive DoD data or large volumes of personally identifiable information pertaining to civilian DoD employees or service members; or potential contractual violations on the part of a DoD contractor.

## Organization

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DCIS is led by the Deputy Inspector General for Investigations.

The Deputy Inspector General for Investigations is cross-designated as the Director of DCIS.

The Principal Deputy Director of DCIS reports directly to the Director and serves as the organization's second-in-command.

DCIS Headquarters is organized into two functional branches:

* Investigative Operations
* Internal Operations

Each branch is managed by an Assistant Inspector General who is cross-designated as a Deputy Director of DCIS.

## Locations

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DCIS is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and maintains a presence in over 50 separate domestic and international locales.[3] Each field office is overseen by a Special Agent-in-Charge who is responsible for overseeing multiple subordinate resident agencies and posts of duties located throughout the United States.

Field office  | City  | State

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Mid-Atlantic Field Office  | Alexandria |  Virginia
Cyber Field Office
Transnational Operations Field Office
Northeast Field Office  | Boston |  Massachusetts
Southeast Field Office  | Atlanta |  Georgia
Southwest Field Office  | Dallas |  Texas
Western Field Office  | Mission Viejo |  California

At present, DCIS maintains a presence in the following international locations:

Presence  | City  | Country

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Camp Arifjan | Kuwait City |  Kuwait
Naval Support Activity Bahrain | Mina Salman |  Bahrain
Clay Kaserne | Wiesbaden |  Germany
Al Udeid Air Base | Doha |  Qatar
Camp Humphreys | Pyeongtaek |  South Korea

## Special agents

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Pursuant to Title 10 of the United States Code §1585, DCIS special agents conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of Defense have the authority to execute and serve any warrant or other process issued under the authority of the United States; to make arrests without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of that agent; and to make arrests without a warrant for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if the agent has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing the felony.

Authorization for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to carry firearms while assigned investigative duties or other duties as the Secretary may prescribe can be found in 10 U.S. Code §1585(a).

### Selection and training

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DCIS special agents participate in firearms training at FLETC.

To be considered for a DCIS special agent position, an individual must: Be a U.S. citizen, age between 21 and 37 years, pass screening, background investigation and have exceptional communication skills.

DCIS special agent candidates receive initial training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) located in Glynco, Georgia. They attend the 12 week Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) at FLETC Glynco along with special agent candidates of many different agencies including Homeland Security Investigations, United States Secret Service, and the Diplomatic Security Service.

Following completion of CITP, DCIS special agents attend a 3 week training course specific to DCIS. Later, special agents may return to FLETC to attend specialized training in counterproliferation, procurement fraud, money laundering, cyber crimes, advanced interview techniques, etc.

## In popular culture

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* In The A-Team film of 2010, the character Charissa Sosa is a captain in DCIS. However, the real life DCIS has no military service-member special agents. Their agents are all civilians.
* In NCIS Season 20 Episode 6, DCIS looks for a mole inside NCIS, making Kasie Hines a head investigator for the DCIS.
* In The Terminal List Episode 5 and 7, the character Bijan Azad is a DCIS special agent

## See also

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* Coast Guard Investigative Service
* Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations
* Department of Defense Whistleblower Program
* Law enforcement agency
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service
* United States Army Counterintelligence
* United States Army Criminal Investigation Command
* United States Department of Defense
* United States Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division

## References

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1. ^ https://www.governmentattic.org/25docs/DCISspecAgentMan_2016u.pdf [bare URL PDF]
2. ^ https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-02-437.pdf [bare URL PDF]
3. ^ "Department of Defense Office of Inspector General > Components > DCIS > Locate your DCIS Field Office". www.dodig.mil. Retrieved 2019-06-20.

## External links

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