Defense Criminal Investigative Service

Defense Criminal Investigative Service
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; Vacant, DCIS Deputy Director, Investigative Operations; Vacant, 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 Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense. 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.

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