When processing a Facility Clearance (FCL), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) will:

• A. Issue the clearance
• B. Conduct investigations
• C. Verify corporate security controls
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Facility clearance processing is handled by DCSA, which oversees the entire cycle of an organization’s ability to handle classified information. This includes issuing the clearance once the facility demonstrates it meets the security requirements, coordinating and sometimes conducting the background investigations that underpin the clearance decision, and verifying that the facility’s security program—its corporate security controls, procedures, and physical and personnel security measures—are properly implemented and maintained. Because each of these steps is essential to granting and sustaining an FCL, all of these actions fall under DCSA’s responsibilities.