Office of State Security (Akitsu)

Template:Infobox Government agency The Office of State Security (Akitian: 国家安全保障局), commonly referred to as the OSS or Anpo-kyoku (安保局) is an intelligence agency of Akitsu. It is an executive agency, and reports directly to the Minister of Intelligence. It's operations are largely conducted by non-military commissioned civilian intelligence agencies. While it's agents are trained to avoid tactical situations, it trains it's agents in Akitian martial arts and provides them with firearms training in case a tactical situation arises. The OSS has also been known to sometimes engage in tactical and covert operations if it is deemed necessary or at request of the Prime Minister of the Akitsu. The OSS can also engage in these operation at the request of the Emperor of Akitsu, but the Emperor cannot make a request without the Prime Minister's approval. More often than not, such tactical operations will be conducted by Special Forces of the Akitian military on behalf of the agency while the OSS oversees them. Although the OSS conducts tactical operations, the policy of the OSS is to conduct tactical operations only in wartime, the only exception being if there is a clear threat to the Akitsu.

The primary function of the OSS is to collect information on foreign governments, corporations, individuals, and organizations, and advise policy makers. However, the OSS has been known to conduct tactical operations and covert operations during wartime.

Organization

The OSS has an executive office and several agency-wide functions, and three major directorates:

• The Directorate of Science and Technology, responsible for developing scientific and technological advancements.
• The Directorate of Foreign Intelligence, responsible for foreign activities of the OSS.
• The Directorate of Domestic Intelligence, responsible for domestic activities of the OSS.

Executive Office

The Director of the Office of State Security reports directly to the Minister of Intelligence, though the OSS Director may speak with the President of the Akitsu or Emperor of the Akitsu directly. The Executive Office also facilitates the OSS's support for the Akitian military by providing it with information it gathers. The Executive Office, along with the Directorate of Domestic Intelligence, is also in charge of the OSS's public relations.

Directorate of Foreign Intelligence

The Directorate of Foreign Intelligence is in charge of all of the foreign activities of the OSS. The Directorate of Foreign Intelligence operates largely through both legal and illegal espionage residencies. The legal resident spy operates in embassy's established by Akitsu, and thus can claim diplomatic immunity if caught. The illegal resident spy operates outside the embassy's, and thus cannot claim diplomatic immunity if caught. The Directorate of Foreign Intelligence classifies legal resident spy's as Agents and illegal resident spy's as Non-Official Cover (NOC).

The Directorate of Foreign Intelligence is divided into several offices, each with their respective duties. The Directorate of Foreign Intelligence also sets up and dismantles regional foreign offices on an as-needed basis.

Directorate of Domestic Intelligence

The Directorate of Domestic Intelligence is in charge of all domestic activities of the OSS. It is largely tasked with maintaining intelligence on domestic threats to national security, recruitment of new agents, and the training of new agents. The Directorate of Domestic Intelligence, along with the Executive Office, is also tasked with the public relations of the OSS. The Directorate of Domestic Intelligence cooperates heavily with the Office of Internal Security (OIS), a government agency of Akitsu that serves both as a national investigative body and a internal intelligence agency.

Relationship with other sources of intelligence

The OSS cooperates heavily with the Office of Internal Security when it comes to domestic affairs. Because of this cooperation, the OSS obtains information from the OIS, and vice versa.

Foreign intelligence services

The OSS has been known to cooperate with foreign intelligence agencies in order to advance their interests, although it's relationship with foreign intelligence agencies varies.