Belgian General Information and Security Service
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The General Intelligence and Security Service (GISS), known in Dutch as Algemene Dienst Inlichting en Veiligheid (ADIV), and in French as Service Général du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (SGRS) is the Belgian military intelligence service under responsibility of the Minister of Defence. It is one of two Belgian intelligence services, together with the civilian Belgian State Security Service (VSSE).
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Formed | 1915 |
Headquarters | Evere, Belgium |
Employees | 600 |
Annual budget | € 50 million |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Defence |
The military head of the GISS is also called the Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence and Security (ACOS IS), which is part of the Defense Staff of the Belgian military. Vice-Admiral Wim Robberecht is the current chief, appointed in 2021.