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Economic Crimes Field Office Battles Product Substitution in DON Acquisitions
February 27, 2026 — The Department of the Navy has the largest acquisitions budget in the Department of War, primarily to ensure major platforms such as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines remain lethal, resilient, and ready to fight.To meet those demands, the DON heavily relies on public-private partnerships, including contractors that provide a wide...

Office of Special Projects: Protecting the Navy’s Nuclear Superiority from Spies
February 13, 2026 — When it comes to protecting the Department of the Navy’s secrets, no one is better equipped than the NCIS Office of Special Projects (OSP), the Navy’s elite counterespionage unit.Comprised of Special Agents, intelligence professionals, technical and financial experts, and the NCIS Special Surveillance Team, OSP can respond globally to threats...

NCIS, Partners Ensure Safety at 2025 Army-Navy Game
December 14, 2025 — Long before fans and players filled M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, for the 126th Army-Navy Game on Dec. 13, 2025, NCIS Special Agents were already at work. In the days and weeks leading up to kickoff, teams conducted detailed threat assessments, coordinated with partner agencies, and positioned personnel to identify and address potential...

NCIS Special Agent Afloat Program Offers Unique Perspective on Navy Operations
November 19, 2025 — No other military criminal investigative organization matches the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s global integration and operational flexibility. When NCIS says its Special Agents are everywhere, it’s not just a reference to the agency’s 191 locations across 41 countries. It also includes Special Agents Afloat—NCIS personnel deployed at...

NCIS, Partners Announce Rescue of 122 Missing Children in Florida
November 18, 2025 — NCIS recently collaborated with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners in Operation Home for the Holidays, a two-week youth-recovery initiative that resulted in the recovery or safe location of 122 missing or endangered children. Personnel from NCIS Resident Agency Mayport and NCIS Resident Unit Tampa participated in the U.S. Marshals...

NCIS Adds Three New Noses to the ESD K9 Program
August 15, 2025 — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service made progress in expanding its Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K-9 program, and K-9 Jill has some company as the agency graduated three new K-9s on June 23, 2025.With the new additions—Wes in Jacksonville, Florida; Mac in San Diego; and Bika at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina—NCIS K-9 teams will be able to...

NCIS Major Case Response Team Basic Training Program Earns FLETA Accreditation
June 12, 2025 — The NCIS Major Case Response Team Basic Training Program, hosted by the Office of Forensic Support’s Pacific Forensic Training Center, has officially earned accreditation from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board as of May 15.The 24-hour program, conducted over three days at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, combines...

Joint Investigation Results in Indictment of Seven Individuals for Two Similar Patterns of Violent ‘Bank Juggings’
May 27, 2025 — "Those who target and exploit innocent members of the community through violence and intimidation must be held accountable for their actions. NCIS and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners are deeply committed to thoroughly investigating those who would threaten our citizens and communities.”...

NCIS Cyber Analyst Competes in President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition
May 8, 2025 — Cyber Defense Analyst Jakob Kreuze of the NCIS Cyber Operations Field Office competed in the final round of the 6th Annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency earlier this month in Arlington, Virginia.The President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition was established by Executive Order...

Gregory A. Scovel Jr. Sworn in as NCIS Deputy Director
April 28, 2025 — Special Agent Gregory A. Scovel Jr. was sworn in as the NCIS Deputy Director during a ceremony on April 21 at the Pentagon. The Department of the Navy Chief of Staff, Mr. Jon Harrison, presided over the ceremony with NCIS Director Omar Lopez, retired NCIS acting Director Gregory A. Scovel Sr., and other DON leaders in attendance.Deputy Director...