Laboratory Mission
The Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory (DCFL) mission is to provide timely and innovative digital evidence processing, analysis, and diagnostics for any Department of Defense investigation that requires computer forensic support to detect, enhance, or recover digital media, to include audio and video. This includes on-site assistance including search and seizure and expert testimony. The DCFL supports criminal, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and fraud investigations of Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations and DoD counterintelligence activities; but also safety investigations, Inspector General directed inquiries and commander inquiries. DC3 also sets DoD guidelines for digital forensic analysis. DCFL employs a state-of-the-art facility, leading edge technology, and a vast pool of technically diverse talent to level the playing field against the increasing digital forensic challenges of the 21st century.