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French military spy chief Jacques Langlade de Montgros strives to restore his directorate's reputation

France
Head of French army's anti-interference unit tipped for new post

Thierry Burkhard, France's Chief of the Defence Staff, is considering replacing Thierry Garreta, Deputy Chief of Operations at the Armed Forces Staff, who is leaving to join Dassault Aviation, with a senior officer from the French Foreign Legion.

France
Deputy head of DGSE research and operations department ponders quitting

Changes are expected in the French foreign intelligence service's top management team. The general who serves as number two in its research and operations department is preparing to leave.

France
French intelligence services' spending surges before budget boost

The French government has earmarked more funding for intelligence over the next five years, but France's intelligence services, particularly the DGSE, have already exceeded their 2022 provisional budgets.

France
French military appropriations bill serves up mostly good news for French intelligence services

France's five-year military appropriations bill, presented by the government on 5 April, contains some very positive developments for the intelligence community, including a budget at an all-time high. But some demands, revealed by Intelligence Online, have fallen on deaf ears.

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Outcry over Ben Givr's national guard plan, civilian lands senior DRM post, Ukraine's SSSCIP finds new partners

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Tel Aviv to Paris, to Kyiv.

IsraelShin Bet opposes National Guard plan

FranceDRM appoints civilian as "platform" chief

UkraineInformation protection service sets up new partnerships

France
French intelligence regroups to better cover war in Ukraine

After being caught out by the start of the conflict, France's intelligence services have since restructured and are taking more decisive action on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But that has come with some serious soul-searching.

France
Vidaud's surprise exit from military intelligence turns the armed forces upside down

The abrupt departure on 30 March of the Director of Military Intelligence (DRM) Eric Vidaud triggered a power struggle within the armed forces for the future positions.

France
French military intelligence agency tries out fusion cells

France's military intelligence directorate's latest fusion cell, dubbed the "Plateau Méditerranée", is designed to help it better anticipate crises in the strategic region amid mounting in-house organisational woes and staffing issues.