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The Security Information Service (BIS, Czech: Bezpečnostní informační služba) is the primary domestic national intelligence agency of the Czech Republic.[3] It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Czech Republic's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, both domestically and abroad. It also reports to and advises the Government of the Czech Republic on national security issues and situations that threaten the security of the nation.
Security Information Service
Bezpečnostní informační služba (BIS)
Seal of the Security Information Service
Agency overview
Formed
30 July 1994
Preceding agencies
Security Information Service of the Czech Republic (1992)
(Czechoslovak) Federal Security Information Service
The BIS is a statutory body under the Act No. 154/1994 Coll., on the Security Information Service and it is strictly apolitical and has limited police powers; BIS can detain, arrest or interrogate suspects only as part of its internal oversight.[5] The service reports to the Government, Prime Minister and President of the Czech Republic and its activities are regulated and overseen by the Government, Permanent Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and its own internal audit.[6] The service is headed by the Director who is appointed by the Prime Minister with consent of the Committee on Security of the Chamber of Deputies.[7]
The current director is Michal Koudelka [cs], who has served since 15 August 2016, after being sworn in by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.[8]
^"Permanent Commission on Oversight over the work of the Security Information Service". Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^"Inspection Department | BIS". www.bis.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
^"Audit and Oversight". BIS. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^"Věrná služba ředitele BIS" (in Czech). Respekt.cz. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^"Michal Koudelka becomes new head of counter-intelligence service". Czech Radio. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
Security Information Service at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
"BIS (Czech Counter-intelligence service) in transformation, 1994-2014", Yu Cheng, European Intelligence Academy, Charles University in Prague, July 2014
Notesedit
^The official translated name into English is the Permanent Commission on Oversight over the work of the Security Information Service.[4]
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Security Information Service news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Czech March 2024 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Czech Wikipedia article at cs Bezpecnostni informacni sluzba see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated cs Bezpecnostni informacni sluzba to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Security Information Service BIS Czech Bezpecnostni informacni sluzba is the primary domestic national intelligence agency of the Czech Republic 3 It is responsible for collecting analyzing reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Czech Republic s national security and conducting operations covert and overt both domestically and abroad It also reports to and advises the Government of the Czech Republic on national security issues and situations that threaten the security of the nation Security Information ServiceBezpecnostni informacni sluzba BIS Seal of the Security Information ServiceAgency overviewFormed30 July 1994Preceding agenciesSecurity Information Service of the Czech Republic 1992 Czechoslovak Federal Security Information ServiceJurisdictionGovernment of the Czech RepublicHeadquartersPrague Czech Republic50 3 16 51 N 14 20 11 98 E 50 0545861 N 14 3366611 E 50 0545861 14 3366611MottoAudi Vide Tace Hear See Be silent Employees1 000 2019 estimate 1 Annual budget 65 million as of 2017 2 Agency executiveMichal Koudelka cs DirectorParent agencyGovernment of the Czech RepublicWebsitewww bis cz The BIS headquarters is located in Stodulky Prague 5 The Security Information Service reports directly to the Government Prime Minister and President of the Czech Republic and is overseen by the Permanent Commission of the Chamber of Deputies a It is under the command of the Government and organized militarily Contents 1 Command control and organization 2 Duties 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 6 NotesCommand control and organization editThe BIS is a statutory body under the Act No 154 1994 Coll on the Security Information Service and it is strictly apolitical and has limited police powers BIS can detain arrest or interrogate suspects only as part of its internal oversight 5 The service reports to the Government Prime Minister and President of the Czech Republic and its activities are regulated and overseen by the Government Permanent Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and its own internal audit 6 The service is headed by the Director who is appointed by the Prime Minister with consent of the Committee on Security of the Chamber of Deputies 7 The current director is Michal Koudelka cs who has served since 15 August 2016 after being sworn in by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka 8 Duties editThe Security Information Service performs duties associated with the analysis democracy and constitutionality terrorism counter intelligence cybersecurity organized crime proliferation and use of strategically important intelligence regarding the fields of politics economics and intelligence within the territory of the Czech Republic 9 See also editCentre Against Terrorism and Hybrid ThreatsReferences edit Belobradek BIS se dari odhalovat nebezpeci i nabirat lidi CTK in Czech Archived from the original on 2020 09 27 Retrieved 28 December 2021 Zakon o statnim rozpoctu Ceske republiky na rok 2017 in Czech Retrieved 18 February 2017 What we do BIS Retrieved 25 September 2015 Permanent Commission on Oversight over the work of the Security Information Service Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Retrieved 18 January 2017 Inspection Department BIS www bis cz Retrieved 2023 11 04 Audit and Oversight BIS Retrieved 26 September 2015 Verna sluzba reditele BIS in Czech Respekt cz Retrieved 26 September 2015 Michal Koudelka becomes new head of counter intelligence service Czech Radio Retrieved 15 August 2016 About us BIS Retrieved 25 September 2015 External links editOfficial website Official website in Czech Security Information Service at the Wayback Machine archive index BIS Czech Counter intelligence service in transformation 1994 2014 Yu Cheng European Intelligence Academy Charles University in Prague July 2014Notes edit The official translated name into English is the Permanent Commission on Oversight over the work of the Security Information Service 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Security Information Service amp oldid 1216067156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
