Jean-Michel Jacques

France
Reform afoot for French parliamentary intelligence committee

When answering questions during a debate on a bill to combat drug trafficking on 20 March, the chairman of the French National Assembly's law committee, Florent Boudié, said he was open to a reform of the Parliamentary Delegation for Intelligence.

France
Appointments due for France's parliamentary interception controller and intelligence delegation

Nearly five months after the dissolution of France's National Assembly, the appointments of MPs to sit on the National Commission for the Monitoring of Intelligence Techniques and the Parliamentary Intelligence Delegation are due to be made official in the coming days.

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From military intelligence to Harvard, DPR waiting rebuild, ambassador wanted, mixed inclusion results

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

United StatesUS and UAE military intelligence reform expert joins Harvard

FranceStill no MPs for parliamentary intelligence delegation

RussiaFrench ambassador yet to be approved

United StatesThe intelligence community's debated inclusion policy

Spotlight | France
France's DGSE thwarts parliamentary bid to impose tighter control over interceptions

France's interceptions watchdog, the CNCTR, will not have closer scrutiny of audio and video recordings made by the intelligence services, a planned move that has been axed from the country's military appropriations bill.

France
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.

France
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.

France
French parliamentary elections set to shake up intelligence oversight

The expected rise of the far left and far right in next month's French legislative elections looks set to trigger tensions over control of the country's intelligence apparatus.