France
French intelligence admins share data on unsuccessful DGSE candidates with other services

France, Poland
Start-up Orasio brings in European master spies

French start-up Orasio, which specialises in video flow analysis using artificial intelligence, has just recruited several European senior advisers with links to the world of intelligence and security.

France
Navy man set to head French special operations

Among the slew of new appointments expected in the French military later this year, a sailor looks set to replace General Michel Delpit as head of the Special Operations Command (COS), according to Intelligence Online sources.

The Agencies' Gazette
Paris Club's Madrid meet, fired NSA ace joins CFR, cut in French intel's 2026 budget, China's retrospective scrutiny turns to PLA

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

SpainEuropean spy chiefs hold Madrid get-together

United StatesSacked by NSA, artificial intelligence whiz bounces back at think tank

FranceSpecial funding for intelligence down for 2026 budget

ChinaAfter Rocket Force, retrospective checks for PLA

France
French intel sets pay scales for contract workers for the first time

To ease competition between French services vying for certain profiles of contractors, particularly in the cyber field, the country's intelligence and counterterrorism coordinator has decided to introduce salary scales.

France
French intelligence career mobility stagnating

The 20,000 people that make up France's intelligence community appear to have little desire for inter-service mobility, with fewer than 200 employees taking up the option each year.

The Agencies' Gazette
DNI hires Elon Musk buddies, Chinese think tank and censorship, DGSE applicants not up to scratch

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

United States Republican PR guru Juleanna Glover picks out intelligence consultants

ChinaThink tanks raise tone against internet censorship

FranceExternal intelligence agency underwhelmed by applicants for Russian and Arabic roles