Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Access

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Personnel Vetting (PV), Data Collection and Analysis (DC&A), has a requirement to obtain access to international criminal, law enforcement, and public safety records over a secure network. The secure network must provide access to Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) repositories for multiple law enforcement agencies to include United States local areas, regional areas, States and Territories, Washington D.C., Canada, and if possible, any other relevant area where CHRI searches may need to be conducted. Criminal, law enforcement, and public safety records must be provided in accordance with Federal Investigative Standards (FIS) and 5 U.S. Code § 9101- Access to criminal history records for national security and other purposes.

This information is vital to the mission of DCSA in the performance of personnel vetting and conducting background investigations (BI) for the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. BIs are required to determine an individual’s eligibility for access to classified information, assignment to or retention in positions with sensitive duties, or other designated duties requiring such investigations as defined by FIS and Trusted Workforce (TW) 2.0 requirements. Additionally, DC&A has a continuing need for this information in support of TW 2.0 continuous vetting requirements.