Which entity assists FSOs in identifying potential threats to U.S. technology and developing CI awareness and reporting by company employees?

• A. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Counterintelligence Special Agent (CISA)
• B. Field Office Chief (FOC)
• C. Industrial Security Representative (IS Rep)
• D. Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII)

Answer: (A)

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, through its Counterintelligence Special Agents, provides direct counterintelligence support to Facility Security Officers. They help identify potential threats to U.S. technology and guide the development of CI awareness programs, including how company employees should recognize suspicious activity and report it. This support bridges industrial security with national CI priorities, giving FSOs practical resources, training, and reporting channels to strengthen insider threat awareness and reporting within the contractor workforce.

Other options describe roles focused more on internal DoD leadership, on-site security administration, or a database reference rather than the active CI outreach and threat-identification support that FSOs rely on. The Field Office Chief is a leadership position, the Industrial Security Representative concentrates on implementing the security program at a site, and the Defense Central Index of Investigations is a searchable database, not a partner for CI awareness and employee reporting.