DCS

DCS may refer to:

Government

• Defense Clandestine Service, a component of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency tasked with carrying out espionage operations around the world
• Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), as in:
  • Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
  • Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
  • White House Deputy Chief of Staff
• Diplomatic Courier Service, the element of the US Department of State responsible for protecting diplomatic pouches and material, see Bureau of Diplomatic Security
• Directorate of Colonial Surveys, the United Kingdom's central survey and mapping organisation for British colonies and protectorates 1946-1957
• Department of Child Services, Indiana

Law enforcement

• Department of Corrective Services, department of New South Wales Government responsible for supervision of adult offenders on community-based or custodial orders
• Detective Chief Superintendent, the senior detective and commander of the Criminal Investigation Department in most forces in the United Kingdom
• Georgia Department of Community Supervision, the executive branch agency of the U.S. state of Georgia tasked with the supervision of felony probationers and parolees.

Education

• Dade Christian School A private school in Miami-Dade county
• Dean Close School
• Desert Christian Schools (Arizona), in Tucson, Arizona
• Desert Christian Schools (California), a private school in Lancaster, California
• Diploma of Collegial Studies, a certificate awarded for completion of pre-university studies in the province of Québec, Canada
• Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores, a High/Middle Charter School located in Miami Shores, Florida

European politics

• Danish Council of State, the Privy Council of Denmark
• Dutch Council of State, a constitutionally established advisory body to the government of the Netherlands

Medicine

• D-cycloserine, (1) an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis; (2) its partial NMDA agonist properties have been shown to facilitate extinction of fear and treatment of anxiety
• Decompression sickness, a variety of symptoms suffered by a person exposed to a reduction in the pressure surrounding their body
• Dendritic cells, a type of antigen presenting cell of immunologic function
• Dorsal Column Stimulator, an implantable medical device used to treat chronic pain of neurologic origin
• Damage control surgery, a form of surgery which is used in cases of severe trauma
• Delusional companion syndrome, a psychological neuropathology of the self

Technology

• Dark Current Spectroscopy, a technique used to find contaminants in silicon
• Data Communication Standard, a communication standard used in the ophtalmic industry, developed by the VCA
• Departure Control System, Airlines computer systems responsible for passenger and bag processing activities
• Desktop Color Separations, an enhanced EPS file format
• Dichlorosilane, SiH₂Cl₂ - used in microelectronic wafer processing
• Digital Cellular System, a mobile communications-based PCS network used outside of the U.S.
• Digital Command System, a model railroad system by MTH Electric Trains
• Digital Compression System, a sound system developed by Williams Electronics
• Digital cross connect system, a type of telecom equipment
• Digital-Coded Squelch, a squelch that superimposes a continuous stream of FSK digital data on the transmitted signal
• Distributed Control System, a control system in which the controller elements are not central in location but are distributed throughout the system
• Form D Control System, a subset of the Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee operating rules for railroads
• Dwight Cavendish Systems, a manufacturer of video copy protection
• Kodak DCS, a series of professional digital single-lens reflex cameras

Entertainment

• Dead Celebrity Status, a Canadian rap rock group
• Desi Culture Shock, a UK Bhangra group
• Digital Combat Simulator, an amateur combat flight simulator developed by the Russian company Eagle Dynamics

Commerce

• Direct Commercial Sales, a method of arms sale in the U.S. by which a company directly negotiates with its buyer
• Dynamic Cooking Systems, now a unit of Fisher & Paykel

Other

• Dreamcast-Scene the largest online database dedicated to Sega Dreamcast aka DCS
• Deacon (Church of Scotland), deaconess or deacon of the Church of Scotland
• Deaf Children's Society, British charity providing support, information and advice for deaf children and young people and their families
• Dichlorosilane, commonly known as DCS