On 19 December 2002, the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI), which is responsible for all federal polygraph training and research, was transferred from the Defense Security Service (DSS) to the Department of Defense Counterintelligence Field Activity (DoD CIFA). The transfer was announced on the DSS website here.

DoD CIFA was established under DoD Directive Number 5105.67 dated 19 February 2002. The DSS website includes a brief description of DoD CIFA, whose director is appointed by, and reports to, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (ASD (C3I)).