The Drug Enforcement Administration is the lead U.S. federal agency for the enforcement of controlled substance laws and regulations. The DEA – Dallas regional laboratory is one of nine regional and specialized laboratories in the DEA’s laboratory network that provides scientific and forensic support to DEA special agents and other law enforcement personnel.

The DEA – Dallas laboratory is located in a three-property federal enclave including an FBI field office and Easterly’s existing DEA – Dallas field division office property, which controls operations for the DEA in northern Texas and Oklahoma.