Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Reston, Va. – September 21, 2026 -- ASRC Federal's subsidiary, ASRC Research and Technology Solutions (ARTS), has secured a $494 million, five-year contract from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) to support the Case Processing Operation Center (CPOC) 2.0 program.

DCSA relies on the contract to process roughly 2 million background checks annually

The CPOC program serves 100 government agencies and approximately 10,000 cleared companies, underpinning the federal government's personnel vetting infrastructure. ARTS will handle application ingestion, case maintenance, item-level processing and post-closing support under the new award.