Directia Generala de Informatii a Apararii
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Direcţia Generală de Informaţii a Apărării (General Directorate for Defense Intelligence, DGIA) is Romania
's military intelligence agency
, subordinated to the Ministry of National Defense.
DGIA is organized into 2 directorates:
Romania
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's military intelligence agency
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
, subordinated to the Ministry of National Defense.
DGIA is organized into 2 directorates:
- Direcţia Informaţii Militare (Directorate for Military Intelligence - foreign intelligence)
- Direcţia Siguranţă Militară (Directorate for Military Security - counter-intelligenceCounter-intelligenceCounterintelligence or counter-intelligence refers to efforts made by intelligence organizations to prevent hostile or enemy intelligence organizations from successfully gathering and collecting intelligence against them. National intelligence programs, and, by extension, the overall defenses of...
)
See also
- Romanian Army