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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Seealso|UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping}}
{{Quote|We can, so we will.|Unofficial motto of the Department of Colonial Security<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 137''</ref>}}
The '''Department of Colonial Security''' ('''DCS''') was an intelligence organization of the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] dedicated to monitoring the [[Inner Colonies|Inner]] and [[Outer Colonies]]. The DCS was incorporated into the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] by [[Margaret Parangosky]] sometime after she achieved the rank of Captain and after the CAA "fell from grace" because no other agency wanted it. It had no preexisting loyalties to anyone else in the UNSC, making it extremely useful for her climb up the ONI hierarchy. DCS agents, such as [[Mike Spenser]], were still operating in [[2553]], monitoring [[insurrectionist]] activity on [[Venezia]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 40''</ref>

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Silver Timeline===
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[[Vinsher Grath]] was a former security analyst for the Department of Colonial Security.{{Ref/Site|Id=halseycomputer|URL=https://halotheseries.tv/|Site=Halo: The Series|Page=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer|D=25|M=3|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}

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