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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

agency in the U.S. Department of Defense
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Summary

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is in the country of United States[3].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's instance of is recorded as government agency[4].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's instance of is recorded as federal law enforcement agency of the United States[5].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Marine Corps Base Quantico[6].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's Commons category is recorded as Defense Security Service[7].
  • 1972 marks the founding of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency[8].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[9].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.dcsa.mil/[10].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's replaces is recorded as National Background Investigations Bureau[11].
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's different from is recorded as Diplomatic Security Service[12].

Body

Founding

1972 marks the founding of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency[8].

Operations

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Marine Corps Base Quantico[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[9].

Why It Matters

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency ranks in the top 3% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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