Bureau of Internal Organization
Bureau of Internal Organization
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Organization Type |
Enforcement |
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Scale |
16 (Multiple Galactic Regions) |
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Founder(s) | Armand Isard |
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Leader(s) |
Deputy Director of Internal Organization (Unknown) |
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Founding |
19 BBY |
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Era(s) | Rise of the Empire Era |
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Faction
- Era: Rise of the Empire Era
- Source: Home
The Bureau of Internal Organization, called IntOrg by those within Imperial Intelligence, was tasked with protecting Imperial Intelligence from outside threats and those which might be generated from within. As IntOrg must deal with the rest of Imperial Intelligence, its agents have cultivated a highly civil manner and a strong sense of political etiquette, and then combined those with complete ruthlessness when the stakes are high and the threat is real.
IntOrg is committed to the security of Imperial Intelligence, but rarely abuses its authority or conducts political witch-hunts. As a result, IntOrg enjoys a good reputation among agents of other bureaus.
The Deputy Director of Internal Organization reports directly to the Ubiqtorate and is, in turn, reported to by the IntOrg Branch Chiefs of Internal Security Branch (IntSec), and Internal Counterintelligence Branch (IntCon).
Divisions of Internal Organization
The Bureau of Internal Organization is divided into several divisions, called branches, which themselves are can be further subdivided based on function and sphere of control.
Internal Security Branch
Internal Security Branch (IntSec) is reponsible for the physical security of personnel, material, and facilities of Imperial Intelligence. Originally considered a branch for the unambitious (especially by members of IntCon), IntSec has upgraded its personnel and procedures in response to bolder attacks by enemies of the New Order. Their abilities have improved faster than their image; there is still a huge body of IntSec jokes making the rounds of the bureaus and branches.
IntSec officers are the only Imperial Intelligence personnel to obviously carry weapons while within intelligence facilities. They have a great many plainclothes agents who will operate outside the facilities, trying to spot and stop potential trouble before it is realized.
Internal Counterintelligence Branch
Internal Counterintelligence Branch (IntCon) looks for enemy agents or spy rings which may have been implanted in Imperial Intelligence by rival espionage organizations (i.e. the Bothan SpyNet, the Special Operations Division of the Corporate Sector Authority Security Police, or even the Imperial Security Bureau). Through Sector Plexus, they have an extraordinary freedom to access any data they may consider useful, in many cases obtaining the information more readily than would a member of the Ubiqtorate. IntCon deals with all levels of Imperial Intelligence, but recently they have begun to devote a greater proportion of their resources to personnel at the bureau level of Imperial Intelligence.
IntCon almost resembles Imperial Intelligence in miniature, with its own sections for Analysis, Operations, and Intelligence. The boundaries between these sections often blur, and IntOrg is renowned for its loose structure and the informal environment in which its agents work. Information inside IntOrg is heavily secured against access by parties outside IntOrg, but there is literally no information security from other members of IntOrg. This openness is how IntOrg monitors itself - every decision, action, or piece of data generated by a member of IntOrg is available to any other member of IntOrg who chooses to examine it. This lack of secrecy, and often privacy, makes it almost impossible for an enemy spy to operate within IntCon.