# Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/defense-counterintelligence-and-security-agency/  
**Website:** https://www.dcsa.mil  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is the largest security agency in the federal government, dedicated to protecting America's trusted workforce and trusted workspaces. DCSA conducts personnel vetting and background investigations, oversees the National Industrial Security Program, delivers counterintelligence and insider threat support, and operates systems such as the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS). DCSA does not currently expose a public developer API; access to its mission systems is limited to authorized government users and cleared industry partners.

## Kin Score — 3.4 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 3.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 11.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Defense Counterintelligence And Security Agency Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Tags

Federal-Government, Defense, Department of Defense, Counterintelligence, Security, Personnel Vetting, Background Investigations, Insider Threat

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/defense-counterintelligence-and-security-agency/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.