DNRED

France
A former customs intel chief takes reins of customs coastguard directorate

A customs director for the Grand-Est region has been freshly appointed head of the DNGCD National Customs Coastguard Directorate, starting on 1 November.

France
French services to track tax fraudsters

France's National Assembly last week passed a bill to fight social welfare and tax fraud that means administrative surveillance can be carried out on suspected fraudsters.

France
Debate over phone hacking by DGSI raised as results disappoint

The use of phone hacking by the French DGSI domestic security agency is not as successful as hoped, giving weight to those arguing for more regulated access to encrypted communications in the fight against terrorism and organised crime.

France
French finance ministry's latest move to bring its spies under one roof

After customs intelligence and pending the arrival of the French finance ministry's Tracfin anti-money laundering service, a sensitive and little-known entity dedicated to smuggling networks is also set to move to a building south of Paris.

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

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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.

The Agencies' Gazette
DNRED's new deputy director, ex-DNI at Columbia, strategic funds in Australia, Sciences Po Paris boss heads east

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

FranceNew deputy director appointed at DNRED

United StatesFormer DNI Avril Haines returns to Columbia

United Kingdom/AustraliaCould Canberra follow example of UK's sovereign wealth fund?

FranceHead of Sciences Po Paris expected in China and Japan in October

France
French cyber agency Viginum's head of ops moves to private sector

After around three years in France's fledgling agency dedicated to combating foreign disinformation, Viginum's head of operations is set to join the Finnish disinformation-fighting company Check First.

The Agencies' Gazette
Spymasters in Rome, DNRED turns 90, French officer wins case, NSC purge

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

ItalyEuropean spymasters meet in Rome

FranceDNRED celebrates 90th birthday

FranceColonel posted to French embassy in Vietnam awarded over €73,000

USNSC biodefence chief returns to ODNI