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China vacancy at NIC, DRSD delays, Russian energy sector

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

United StatesDNI seeks new China expert

FranceSlowdown in DRSD security clearance and cyber inspections

RussiaRestrictions on energy sector information

France, Vietnam
Complex talks under way between Paris and Hanoi over classified information exchange

The geopolitical climate is having an impact on the agreements designed to cement the comprehensive strategic partnership between France and Vietnam.

France
Algorithmic intelligence techniques gain momentum

An overview of the implementation of algorithmic intelligence techniques for detecting terrorist threats was presented last month by the French government to the chairs of the French National Assembly and the Senate's Legal Affairs and Defence Committees.

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.

Vietnam
Former French MP meets with Vietnamese tech firm part-owned by ministry of public security

On a tour of Vietnam to promote her autobiography, Stéphanie Do, a French MP between 2017 to 2022 for La République en marche (LREM), the predecessor to Emmanuel Macron's current Renaissance party, stopped off in Da Nang in Vietnam on 18 March for a meeting with Vietnamese technology group FPT senior executives.

Cambodia, United States
American diplomats mobilise as Phnom Penh prepares new cyber laws

Cambodia has recently proposed a slate of new legislation in the domains of cyber regulation and data protection. Western embassies are taking a particular interest, given the implications for their firms and the potential to further distance the country from Chinese influence.

France
Socialist MPs go on the offensive for new tax intelligence laws

The French National Assembly is debating a bill to tackle social security and tax fraud today, and the Socialist Party is keen to prioritise the issue of tax intelligence.

France
France finds new love for future interceptor satellite

After numerous setbacks, work on the prospective spy satellite for collecting electromagnetic intelligence, known as Celeste, is back on track. The programme is intended to replace the three Ceres satellites deployed since 2021.