In 1974, the agency changed its name to the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM).

[2] Surgeon José Alberto Marulanda [es] was arrested on 20 May 2018 by DGCIM officers, the day on which presidential elections were held in Venezuela.

During his detention, Marulando was tortured by officials and beaten to the point of becoming deaf in his right ear and losing sensation in his hands.

[6] Since 2019, it was reported that Cuba provided assistance in training DGCIM agents.

[7] The DGCIM is known to run a torture centre within its headquarters in Caracas, known as the Casa de los Sueños (English: "House of Dreams").