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France
French SISSE strategic information and economic security service hunts new chief

The head of the French finance ministry's Strategic Information and Economic Security Service (SISSE) will soon step down. Half a dozen candidates for his role were interviewed last week.

The Intelligence Gazette
French customs, BND uncertainty, VSSE women, Belarusian no-no, Human resources at the DHS

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceCustoms officers land at Vatry airport

GermanySpeculation about BND boss's future

BelgiumState Security shows its feminine side

FranceThales engineer denied security clearance because of Belarusian partner

United StatesDHS intelligence strengthens HR management

The Intelligence Gazette
SGDSN summoned, Tracfin musical chairs, bipartisan support for OSINT, GUR in Syria, ex-French intel watchdog chief dies

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceState adviser Claire Legras in running for SGDSN top seat

FranceShort round of musical chairs at Tracfin

United StatesRare bipartisan support for new OSINT subcommittee

SyriaGUR drone operators still helping Damascus

FranceFormer CNCTR head Serge Lasvignes has died

France, Germany, Poland
ADIT courting Berlin-based due diligence firm as acquisition drive continues

France's leading risk and intelligence advisory has begun talks with an investigations firm based in Warsaw and Berlin over a prospective buy-out. ADIT's aim is to plug an intelligence gap in Central Europe.

United States
Private security firms in fratricidal battle before Texas courts

A security firm run by a former CIA consultant has accused its ex-legal counsel of using confidential information to set up a rival company.

France
Cash-strapped DGSI marks tenth birthday without pizzazz

Rather than the expected lavish celebrations, staff of France's internal security service had to make do with drinks in the office to celebrate a decade of existence.

The Intelligence Gazette
Belarusian moles exposed, ex-DGSE admin boss moves to Lyon, NSC dishes out contracts, special funds-savvy MP

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

Belarus/PolandSpies and informants outed on both sides of regime

FranceEx-DGSE admin director takes on security in Lyon suburbs

United StatesNational Security Council still hiring before White House handover

FranceNew special funds oversight commissioner no newbie

Azerbaijan, France
On COP29 sidelines, lawyers ramp up efforts to defend one of their French clients in Baku

Lawyers representing French nationals held in Azerbaijan are taking advantage of the world climate conference being held in Baku to raise awareness of their client Théo Clerc's predicament.