Security Information Service
| Bezpečnostní informační služba (BIS) | |
Seal of the Security Information Service | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 30 July 1994 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of the Czech Republic |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic 50°3′16.51″N 14°20′11.98″E / 50.0545861°N 14.3366611°E |
| Motto | Audi, Vide, Tace (Hear, See, Be silent) |
| Employees | 1,000 (2019 estimate) |
| Annual budget | $65 million (as of 2017) |
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| Parent agency | Government of the Czech Republic |
| Website | www.bis.cz |
The Security Information Service (BIS, Czech: Bezpečnostní informační služba) is the primary domestic national intelligence agency of the Czech Republic. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Czech Republic's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, both domestically and abroad. It also reports to and advises the Government of the Czech Republic on national security issues and situations that threaten the security of the nation.
The BIS headquarters is located in Stodůlky, Prague 5. The Security Information Service reports directly to the Government, Prime Minister and President of the Czech Republic and is overseen by the Permanent Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. It is under the command of the Government and organized militarily.