DCSA Set to Expand Foreign Ownership Reviews to Unclassified Defense Contracts

Posted 4/15/25

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is preparing to implement sweeping changes that will expand foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) reviews to thousands of unclassified U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, marking a major shift in federal acquisition policy under Section 847 of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (FY20 NDAA).

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