Office of Public Safety and National Security

Office of Public Safety and National Security

Emblem of the OPSNS
Kurst, Arcerion
Agency overview
Formed	Template:Start date and years ago
Preceding agency	Office of Domestic Intelligence
Jurisdiction	Domestic, Foreign
Headquarters	Kurst Intelligence Directorate Building Kurst, National Capital Region, Arcerion
Motto	"For All of Arcerion." Unofficial motto: "Eyes upon thee." (Template:Bibleverse)
Employees	9,900 (estimate)
Annual budget	$12.1 billion (as of 2014)
Agency executive	Eric J. Donnelly, Director
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The Office of Public Safety and National Security (OPSNS), known informally as the Office and abroad as Bureau, is a civilian and paramilitary foreign and domestic intelligence service of the federal

government of Arcerion, officially tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world. The primary means for this intelligence gathering comes through a mixture of human intelligence (HUMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) and performing covert or clandestine actions. As the foremost member of the Arcerion Intelligence Community (AIC), the OPSNS reports to the Minister of Public Safety, currently the 1st Deputy Minister - Rt Hon Elliot Gill, AS. Its primary focus is on providing intelligence for the Prime Minister and Confederate Parliament. The OPSNS was created by the Surveillance Act (1950).

Unlike many other nations that have a segregated domestic and foreign intelligence agencies, the OPSNS focuses on a full spectrum of national security issues, although domestically it works closely with the Ministry of Public Safety and the Emergency Response Group (ERG). A specific note is that while the OPSNS may conduct intelligence collection activities within Arcerion, any actions against Arcer citizens or that may reasonably be expected to involve Arcer citizens must involve Special Constables from the Ministry of Public Safety's ERG. This is to avoid overreach and provide a check and balance to the OPSNS' domestic activities.

The OPSNS is the only civilian agency that is mandated and directed to carry out intelligence collection and covert action at the behest of the Prime Minister's Office. It exerts political or tactical influence through its Operations Teams (usually colour and number-coded). It is a critical piece of Arcerion's security infrastructure in its sphere of influence, helping to detect, deter, and prevent acts of terror or violence against Arcer citizens. Its operations teams have also regularly participated in the political movements and revolutions of Cronan nations, including the planning, coordination, training, supply, and execution of several technical political operations outside of Arcerion. While there has been no formal admittance by the Confederate Parliament or Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the OPSNS has been accused historically of regime change, coup d'etat, and assassinations of foreign leaders or political officials.

The OPSNS has significantly expanded its role and organizational size since the initial complement of 115 personnel in a rented commercial building near the Parliamentary Offices. It regularly explores new options and operational spaces, and as of late has made inroads into Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Information Operations (IO) to help extend Arcerion's political messaging.

Organization, Directorates, and Offices

Structure of the OPSNS c.2022