DIA’s polygraph differs from the polygraph program at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA). DIA requires its employees complete a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph while CIA and NSA require a more invasive Full-Scope Polygraph. The attached DIA brochure gives an idea of what a polygraph entails. I do not have any experience … Continue reading Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Polygraph Brochure →

CIA and ODNI share the Dulles Discovery Center (DD1 and DD2, they recently completed a new building on-site) in Northern Virginia. CIA’s Applicant Operations Center, polygraph testing center and the Security Center’s Special Activities Staff are located at this site. ODNI staff emailed me this color map from after I received a Conditional Offer of … Continue reading Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)Security and Medical Testing Site →

I interviewed with NSA beginning in the Spring of 2008, following my Iraq deployment. I received a Conditional Offer of Employment (COE) from the NSA in the summer of 2008. My DIA security clearance was of no help in my recruitment process with DIA, because NSA (and CIA) view DIA Security as being inferior. In … Continue reading My National Security Agency (NSA) Interview Schedule →

I withdrew my application to CIA in October 2006 and received this letter from an HR chief. In 2006, CIA’s National Clandestine Service Recruitment Process moved exceptionally slow and I decided to give DIA a try, I had met some good mentors, and was enthusiastic about starting my DIA career. I dropped out of CIA’s … Continue reading Central Intelligence Agency Letter Received after I withdrew 2006 Application →