2017 Internal Control & Fraud Prevention Training

Daniel Payne
Director
Defense Security Service


Mr. Daniel E. Payne was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as Director of the Defense Security Service (DSS), on March 21, 2016. He leads the agency that has the mission to support national security and the war-fighter, secure the nation's technological base, and oversee the protection of U.S. and foreign classified information in the hands of industry; managing foreign ownership, control or influence in cleared industry; providing advice and oversight to industry; delivering security education and training; and providing information technology services that support the industrial security mission of DoD and its partner agencies. Prior to joining DSS, Mr. Payne served as the Deputy Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Mr. Payne’s previous senior assignments at CIA include Deputy Chief of South Asia Division; Deputy Chief, Counterintelligence Center; Assistant Inspector General for Investigations; Deputy Director, Counterterrorism Center for Counterintelligence; and Deputy Chief, Counterespionage Group. After his graduation from Ball State University in 1981, Mr. Payne served as a Special Agent for the Defense Investigative Service, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Mr. Payne joined CIA's Office of Security in 1984, and became involved in counterespionage work beginning in 1985. Mr. Payne was one of the original officers involved in the hunt for a penetration of CIA which morphed into the investigation of Aldrich Ames. Mr. Payne was the lead investigator in the Ames Investigation. Mr. Payne was also involved in numerous other espionage investigations and founded the use of financial forensic techniques as a means to identify spies in the U.S. Government.

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