DCSA - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
01/08/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/08/2025 13:20
DCSA announces release of NBIS product roadmap
DCSA announced today that the Agency's National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) Program Management Office is releasing its product roadmap to customers and stakeholders in the Defense industry and across the U.S. federal government. The NBIS product roadmap will better assist NBIS customer agencies in planning their transition to use of the system for personnel vetting requirements outlined in federal Trusted Workforce 2.0 (TW 2.0) policy.
"The product roadmap outlines the plan for the release, testing, and operationalization of products and services to DCSA customers and stakeholders. The included products and services were validated against the NBIS capability needs statement, a foundational document that supports personnel vetting reform initiatives under TW 2.0. NBIS is crucial to realizing the TW 2.0 vision for the federal government-the product roadmap informs the milestones and metrics published in the Trusted Workforce quarterly progress report," said Rob Schadey, DCSA NBIS Executive Program Manager.
The product roadmap is developed using the Agile software development methodology. Updates to the roadmap will be communicated to customers and stakeholders throughout the NBIS development process. The NBIS program is undergoing a digital transformation and delivering capabilities, grounded in validated requirements and guided by new requirements governance and acquisition oversight. NBIS digital transformation commenced on October 1, 2024, and the program is making substantial progress with its software development approach.
DCSA Director David Cattler assumed leadership of DCSA in March of 2024 and has made NBIS delivery a key priority with the support of DOD and intra-agency partners, including addressing GAO concerns with the program and establishing a clear plan and path forward. In October, DOD leadership approved that plan and DCSA has continued progress in development including announcing a major milestone in NBIS deployment with the full transition to NBIS eApp for initiation of background investigations.
NBIS is the IT system enabling the end-to-end personnel vetting process and is critical to TW 2.0, the whole-of-government effort aiming to better support the federal government and cleared industry. TW 2.0 implementation across the federal government will reduce the time required to bring new hires onboard, enable mobility of the federal workforce, and improve insight into workforce behaviors. For more information on NBIS, please visit www.dcsa.mil.
"The product roadmap outlines the plan for the release, testing, and operationalization of products and services to DCSA customers and stakeholders. The included products and services were validated against the NBIS capability needs statement, a foundational document that supports personnel vetting reform initiatives under TW 2.0. NBIS is crucial to realizing the TW 2.0 vision for the federal government-the product roadmap informs the milestones and metrics published in the Trusted Workforce quarterly progress report," said Rob Schadey, DCSA NBIS Executive Program Manager.
The product roadmap is developed using the Agile software development methodology. Updates to the roadmap will be communicated to customers and stakeholders throughout the NBIS development process. The NBIS program is undergoing a digital transformation and delivering capabilities, grounded in validated requirements and guided by new requirements governance and acquisition oversight. NBIS digital transformation commenced on October 1, 2024, and the program is making substantial progress with its software development approach.
DCSA Director David Cattler assumed leadership of DCSA in March of 2024 and has made NBIS delivery a key priority with the support of DOD and intra-agency partners, including addressing GAO concerns with the program and establishing a clear plan and path forward. In October, DOD leadership approved that plan and DCSA has continued progress in development including announcing a major milestone in NBIS deployment with the full transition to NBIS eApp for initiation of background investigations.
NBIS is the IT system enabling the end-to-end personnel vetting process and is critical to TW 2.0, the whole-of-government effort aiming to better support the federal government and cleared industry. TW 2.0 implementation across the federal government will reduce the time required to bring new hires onboard, enable mobility of the federal workforce, and improve insight into workforce behaviors. For more information on NBIS, please visit www.dcsa.mil.