DSS ACCESS, Volume 1, Issue 3 - Defense Security Service (DSS)

DSS Provides Key Support
TO NEW Export Enforcement Center
By Matthew Guy
DSS Counterintelligence
In May, DSS Director Stan Sims attended a ribbon cutting
ceremony to mark the opening of the Export Enforcement
Coordination Center (E2C2).
Established by the President under Executive Order
13558, the E2C2 is responsible for enhanced information
sharing and coordination between law enforcement and
intelligence officials regarding possible violations of U.S.
export controls laws.
“I am excited for DSS to be recognized as one of the
key participants of this national-level operation,” said
Sims. “This is another example of other federal agencies
beginning to recognize the value that DSS brings to
the security, intelligence, counterintelligence, and law
enforcement communities.”
The DSS Counterintelligence Directorate provides a
liaison officer (LNO) to E2C2 to ensure that DSS suspicious
contact reports related to violations of U.S. export
control laws involving cleared industry are reviewed by
participating agencies.
In addition, the LNO responds to inquiries submitted by the
investigative agencies. This routinely involves answering
questions about facility and personnel clearances, identifying
which technologies may be at risk, and coordinating
communication between DSS field personnel, facility
security officers, and federal law enforcement officials.
The E2C2 is administered by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) with a leadership team comprised of officials
from DHS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
Department of Commerce.
Other E2C2 partner agencies include the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, and the departments
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of Justice, State, Treasury, Defense and Energy. There is
also representation from the Commerce Department’s
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the
National Nuclear Security Administration.
The standup of the E2C2 represents a step forward in
changing the way the Executive Branch does business by
implementing a more fully coordinated and harmonized
approach that facilitates secure trade.
Such an approach better protects military critical technologies
from being transferred to countries or entities of national
security and proliferation concern. It also strengthens the
cleared U.S. industrial base by helping U.S. exporters to be
more competitive and reliable suppliers. These steps are
improving how the U.S. government utilizes its existing
resources to ensure that the export control system meets
national security and foreign policy objectives.
During his visit to the E2C2 facility,
Sims received a private tour of the
center from James Dinkins, executive
associate director of Homeland Security
Investigations, alongside David Aguilar,
acting commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
“During our time together,
I had the opportunity
to discuss the DSS
mission,” said Sims. “It
was clear that these
senior government
officials both had
an awareness and
appreciation for the
value that DSS brings
to E2C2 as a result of
our access to industry.”