Celebrating 40 Years of Compliance Leadership
DISA Global Solutions turned 40 this October, and we have plenty to celebrate!
Since our incorporation in 1986, we’ve grown alongside the employers who count on us to help them make informed hiring decisions, manage compliance, and build safer workplaces.
And behind it all are generations of DISA employees, clients, and partners who have helped shape our company.
As our clients' needs have changed, we’ve continued to build services and technology to meet them.
In 1992, we launched the DISA Contractor Consortium, the industry's first and largest contractor compliance consortium, which established a shared drug testing program for participating contractors and facility owners. Ten years later, we introduced DISAWorks and, shortly after, added integrated background screening, giving clients access to multiple services through a single source.
Our commitment to becoming a single-source provider continued to drive our expansion in the years that followed. We added occupational health and mobile and onsite testing in 2008, followed by an expanded suite of transportation compliance services in 2013. Along the way, we added testing options, strengthened our medical review capabilities, and expanded into new geographic regions.
Our international expansion began with the opening of our first Canadian office in 2018, followed by growth into Germany in 2023 and the Netherlands and Sweden in 2024. This year, we have further expanded our occupational health capabilities and continue building the future around our clients’ needs.
Each milestone has brought new colleagues, new knowledge, and more ways to help clients.
Forty years later, DISA serves more than 72,000 clients, including 30% of Fortune 500 companies. What began as a drug testing provider serving industrial employers has grown into one of the industry's most comprehensive workforce compliance companies, supporting organizations across nearly every major industry.
Our roots in the industrial sector remain an important part of who we are today. We support facility owners, contractors, and employers across energy, utilities, data centers, and other industrial markets with drug testing, contractor compliance, occupational health, and workforce screening solutions. We've also built partnerships with safety councils, HRIS and ATS providers, and compliance monitoring companies to simplify contractor management through integrated technology, gate access solutions, and streamlined compliance processes.
In addition to supporting industrial contractors, we now partner with some of the nation's largest transportation and logistics employers, helping them navigate increasingly complex DOT regulations. Over the years, we've expanded to include driver qualification (DQ) file management, continuous monitoring, and other compliance solutions that help employers keep drivers qualified and on the job across DOT-regulated transportation industries.
We work with hospitals, assisted living communities, long-term care facilities, and healthcare systems to provide comprehensive screening, occupational health, and compliance services. From healthcare-specific requirements like professional license verification and sanctions screening to ongoing workforce compliance, our solutions help healthcare organizations maintain qualified, work-ready teams so they can focus on what matters most: delivering quality patient care.
We help colleges and universities manage student and faculty compliance, including the complex requirements of clinical placements and healthcare education programs. As academic and professional requirements evolve, our solutions help institutions manage student screening and compliance requirements while helping students stay on track for clinical placements and future careers.
We also support employers across a wide range of industries, including staffing, retail, franchising, and professional services. With integrated background screening, drug and alcohol testing, and occupational health services, we help organizations manage hiring requirements and ongoing workforce compliance through a single provider.
Over the last decade, DISA has acquired more than 35 companies, bringing new capabilities, specialized expertise, and experienced professionals into our organization. That collective knowledge helps us better serve clients and understand the challenges they face.
We believe in sharing that expertise: Through educational webinars, professional development opportunities, and industry events, we help employers stay informed about evolving regulations, emerging technologies, and workforce compliance best practices. Many of these events also offer continuing education credits through SHRM and HRCI, helping participants maintain their professional certifications.
Our regular webinars cover emerging topics such as artificial intelligence in background screening, DOT compliance trends, and changing drug testing regulations. These sessions give employers practical information to help them navigate evolving workforce requirements.
Our commitment to industry education also extends to our annual HR Screening, Safety, and Strategy Conference, one of the nation's largest events dedicated to employee screening and workforce compliance. Since launching in 2018, the conference has grown into an annual gathering of industry experts and employers sharing practical guidance, discussing emerging challenges, and learning from one another. In 2026, we welcomed a record 1,000 attendees, marking another milestone in DISA's 40th anniversary year.
As DISA has grown, our focus has remained consistent: making workforce compliance easier for the employers who depend on us.
Today, our clients can access a broad range of screening, testing, occupational health, and compliance services through a single provider. Rather than managing multiple vendors and disconnected processes, employers can work with DISA to support their workforce throughout the employee lifecycle.
And we're continuing to evolve. Through investments in technology, integrated services, and expanded compliance capabilities, we're helping employers manage requirements more efficiently, respond to regulatory changes, and maintain qualified workforces.
Forty years into our story, we're still building around the needs of our clients.
To our employees: thank you for the care, knowledge, and hard work you bring to DISA every day. To our clients and partners: thank you for your trust, your collaboration, and the challenges that push us to keep improving.
We’re proud of what we’ve built together over these 40 years, and we’re excited to keep building on it.
Happy 40th birthday, DISA!
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October 23, 2026
