General Intelligence and Security Service

General Intelligence and Security Service
Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst
	; Headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service
Agency overview
Formed	30 May 2002
Preceding	Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst (BVD);
Headquarters	Europaweg 4, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Motto	"Live fish swim against the current, only the dead ones float with it"
Employees	apprx. 2,000
Annual budget	€ 249,167,000; (FY2018)
Minister responsible	Hugo de Jonge, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations;
Agency executives	Erik Akerboom, Director-General; Marja Horstman, Deputy Director-General;
Parent department	Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Website	General Intelligence and Security Service (in English)

The General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlɣəmeːnə ˈʔɪnlɪxtɪŋə(n) ɛn ˈvɛiləxɦɛitsdinst]) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national security as well as assisting the Five Eyes in investigating foreign citizens. The military counterpart is the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), which operates under the Ministry of Defence.

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