Czech Security Information Service

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Security Information Service Bezpečnostní informační služba (BIS)
Emblem of the BIS
Agency overview
Formed	30 July 1994
Preceding Agencies	Security Information Service of the Czech Republic (1992)   (Czechoslovak) Federal Security Information Service
Jurisdiction	territory of the Czech republic
Headquarters	Stodůlky (southwest Prague)
Annual Budget	approx. CZK 1.3 billion (2005), although a greater amount was likely undisclosed due to security concerns[1]
Minister Responsible	none; direct oversight by parliamentary committee[2]
Agency Executive	Jiří Lang, Director
Parent agency	none
Website
http://www.bis.cz/_english/

The Czech Security Information Service (SIS) (Czech: Bezpečnostní informační služba (BIS)), is the primary domestic Czech national intelligence agency. It performs duties associated with the analysis, protection and legitimate use of strategically-important intelligence regarding the fields of politics, economics and intelligence within the territory of the Czech Republic. Legitimate use is understood to mean the transfer of intelligence to the relevant departments of the government of the Czech Republic.

The SIS controls and takes active measures in the fields of:

• the actions of foreign intelligence services/agents on the territory of the CR,
• the actions of extremist and illegal organizations,
• the actions of terrorist organizations or individuals,
• illegal activities in the Economic and industrial zones.

[edit] See also

The Research on BIS intelligence and counter-intelligence, 4th ECPR General Conference

http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/generalconference/pisa/papers/PP271.pdf

[edit] References

1. ^ Annual Report of the BIS 2005
2. ^ Act 153/1994