DGSE

DGSE relocation pushed back by two years 

The future DGSE headquarters in Vincennes, scheduled for 2028, will now not be ready until 2030. Work has not even begun yet.

French DGSE's technical department opens up to innovation cooperation 

France's external intelligence service has traditionally been reluctant to open up to private companies, but it is edging closer to working with dedicated defence and intelligence innovation outfits.

Katim looks to Paris, hiring ex-Ercom Didier Pagnoux 

Didier Pagnoux, who ran French Ercom from 2007 to 2012 and launched its cybersecurity and interception departments, is taking over as CEO of semi-public Emirati firm Katim as it looks to carve out a place in the country's ever-changing cyber landscape.

• FRANCE - CNCTR wants dibs on sovereignty files

• UKRAINE - Budanov's deputy moves into the limelight

• FRANCE - Intel degree moves from Toulon to Saint-Cyr military academy

• RUSSIA/BELARUS - FSB and KGB bicker at the border

France's joint operations command faces severe shake-up 

In the face of logistical and informational challenges and the new geopolitical landscape, the French joint defence staff is looking for ways to adjust and streamline its services. New moves could include dismantling the CPOIA and handing out part of its resources to other entities.

France's centrist and far-left parties advocate for foreign intel 

In the context of a new military programming law currently being debated in French parliament, the DGSE has received unexpected backing from several opposition parties who are pressing for the budget allocated to the service's organisational needs to be increased.

• CANADA/CHINA - CSIS at heart of tensions between Ottawa and Beijing

• RUSSIA - Telegram channel close to military intelligence is hiring

• UKRAINE/EUROPE - NATO boosts cooperation with security teams

• TAIWAN - CCP sees ex-police officer Hou Yu-ih as best shot at presidency
  

• IRAQ - Lahur Talabani throws spanner in election plans
  

Franck Petitgas crowns London career with appointment as Sunak's adviser 

The French banker's new role as economic and business adviser to the UK prime minister Rishi Sunak caps a career in the City of London, where he has a solid network in financial, diplomatic and intelligence circles through the Legion d'Honneur.

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.

French foreign ministry sets up new anti-disinformation task force 

The French foreign ministry has recently gained some ground in the fight against disinformation, while France's military and security aparatus already have their own structures in place.

• ITALY/TAIWAN - Taipei uses business to renew political dialogue in Milan

• SYRIA - Arab League invitation but not reintegration on the cards for Damascus

• RUSSIA - Customs chief succession causes headache

Macron set to revamp top diplomatic and security team 

The French president is likely to reshuffle his top diplomatic and security team in the coming weeks, a move that will have to juggle major strategic issues with the career ambitions of his loyal lieutenants.

Baghdad called upon to mediate between the MIT and the PUK 

Hugely concerned about the origin of the intelligence that allowed the MIT to attack the Sulaymanyah airport on 7 April, the PUK has called on Baghdad to lead the investigation. It is also hoping to calm down the increasingly tense relations between the Talabani clan and Ankara.

French DGSE officers become eligible for veteran status 

Officers of France's foreign intelligence service, the DGSE, who have [...]

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.

Nexa renamed RB 42 with new cybersecurity focus 

Nexa Technologies has divested itself of its intelligence activities to focus on cybersecurity, and has renamed itself RB 42.