Priscilla Desormeaux, SENIOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SPECIALIST/ FSO on Influential Women

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Priscilla Desormeaux

SENIOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SPECIALIST/ FSO, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)

Arlington, VA

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About Priscilla

She is an accomplished industrial security and program analysis professional with over a decade of experience in entity vetting, risk assessment, counterintelligence, and program management across federal agencies and government consulting firms. Currently serving as Senior Industrial Security Specialist and Facility Security Officer at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), she produces Entity Vulnerability Assessments (EVAs) through all-source research and analysis, conducts comprehensive background checks and risk assessments for facility clearances, and leverages NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, and Scattered Castles to identify foreign ownership, control, or influence. She has created over 15 EVAs with an average quality score of 96.2%, directly supporting the Department of Defense mission. Prior to this role, she served as Verification & Triage Unit Facility Clearance Analyst at The Prospective Group and as Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation Analyst at Dexis Consulting Group. Her career also includes program analyst roles at SAIC supporting the Department of Homeland Security's SAFETY Act program, where she reduced a program backlog by 87% in one year, and at Booz Allen Hamilton supporting the Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer. She holds an MBA in International Finance from Columbia Southern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance from Johnson & Wales University. She is recognized as a detail-oriented, analytical, and mission-focused professional who combines deep expertise in security vetting with strong program management and stakeholder engagement skills.

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