Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

I don't know, I mean I get the general "finger on the pulse" of the decaying system notion. I think it's a valid way to measure in a kind of cool, little bit edgy way, how close a bureaucracy is to "expiry". But I don't think that's what's happening here.

Think of it like software, and security vetting process is like a cross-cutting concern. It makes sense to factor it out into its own agency rather than have (although this still persists a bit) every sponsor doing their own process.

I thought it was interesting. I saw this on my LinkedIn today:

On Oct. 1, 1980, the Industrial Security Program, the Key Asset Protection Program and the Arms, Ammunition and Explosives Security Program were transferred to the Defense Investigative Service (predecessor to DCSA) from the Defense Logistics Agency. #DCSAHistory

Looking at their website it seems they mostly do the vetting process, but seems there's potentially many other things under their umbrealla as well.

I was about to ask the same, but it's good to raise general awareness.

I’ve done reference interviews but never sought a security clearance. Any info for a clueless taxpayer?