Deltaria

[Rogue]

Intelligence Services to be consolidated into new "Imperial Security Directorate"
October 5622

Through a Imperial Decree signed by Emperor Slavko last week the fragmented intelligence landscape in Deltaria is to be consolidated into one all encompassing agency named the "Imperial Security Directorate (Carska uprava za sigurnost). The new agency, which has existed for the past year, was already preparing for the takeover of other agencies but was awaiting the decree in order to accelerate the process. The Foreign Intelligence Service and Federal Protection Service are to be abolished and will merge into the new ISD. The ISD will be responsible for both domestic and foreign intelligence operations. The new ISD is to receive at least 4 billion in funding, which is millions more then the two previous agencies got combined.

Minister of State Security Serghei Negrescu argued that the imperial government seeks to create a "robust, modern and effective intelligence service, capable of protecting Deltaria from both domestic and foreign threats." Not all intelligence gathering is to fall under ISD jurisdiction. The Imperial Guard, both there to protect the imperial family and serve as a gendarmerie, will be tasked with "low level intelligence gathering for support of regular police forces." While vague, this will likely mean that the Imperial Guard will get the responsibility of gathering intelligence on drug crime and monetary crime, such as printing false money. The ISD will primarily be focussed on terrorism domestically, while also helping local police forces in combatting organized crime when needed. This new direction should consolidate expertise and allow Deltaria to further develop its intelligence gathering capabilities.