Defense Criminal Investigative Service Investigative Priorities

DCIS investigates criminal and civil matters to advance and support Department of Defense (DoD) and DoD Office of Inspector general (OIG) strategic goals. DCIS prioritizes investigations within our core case categories that positively impact the health, life, safety, and mission-readiness of U.S. warfighters.

Core Case Categories:

Procurement and acquisition fraud.

Includes: defective, substituted, counterfeit, or substandard products, which degrade DoD programs, supply chains, and operations and/or that result in significant financial losses to the DoD.

Corruption and financial crimes.

Includes: bribery, kickbacks, money laundering, conflicts of interest, gratuities, embezzlement, which degrade the integrity of the DoD enterprise, and erode public trust and confidence in DoD institutions, programs, and operations.

Counterproliferation

Includes: illegal proliferation and theft of critical technologies that degrade national security objectives and strategic mission-readiness with emphasis on allegations involving individuals and entities likely to use the technology to the detriment of DoD personnel, facilities, and materiel.

Computer intrusions and other cybercrimes that result in:

• Compromise to the integrity, reliability, or availability of the DoD Information Network (DODIN).

• Exfiltration, damage, or compromise of sensitive DoD operations, programmatic, or technical data.

• Exploitation of personally identifiable information or health records pertaining to service members and DoD civilian employees.

• Contractual violations on the part of a DoD contractor resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DoD data or services.

• Targeting emerging cyber threats against DoD resources, personnel, intellectual property, and its infrastructure.

Health care fraud that involves:

• Allegations of patient harm to TRICARE beneficiaries 

• Losses (over $500,000) to the Defense Health Agency.