The Internal Organization Bureau

The Internal Organization Bureau, known within Imperial Intelligence as IntOrg, is responsible for the security of Imperial Intelligence itself. Its mandate covers both external threats directed against the organization and those that may arise from within its own ranks.

Character

IntOrg agents are expected to combine a high degree of political and professional courtesy with complete ruthlessness when a genuine threat is identified. The bureau has cultivated a reputation for restraint in the use of its authority. It does not conduct political witch-hunts and does not abuse its access for personal or factional advantage. As a result, IntOrg is generally respected by personnel in the other bureaus, who recognize that its work is directed at the protection of the organization rather than at internal power struggles.

Structure

The Internal Organization Bureau is divided into two principal branches:

• Internal Security (IntSec) – Responsible for the physical security of Imperial Intelligence personnel, material, and facilities. IntSec is the only component of Imperial Intelligence that routinely carries weapons in open view within Intelligence installations. It also deploys plainclothes personnel outside facilities to identify and intercept potential threats before they reach sensitive areas.
• Internal Counterintelligence (IntCon) – Responsible for detecting and neutralizing enemy agents or spy rings that have penetrated Imperial Intelligence. IntCon agents are granted extensive access to data through Sector Plexus and operate with a high degree of internal autonomy. The branch is organized in a manner that resembles a miniature version of Imperial Intelligence itself, with its own analytical, operational, and intelligence functions.

Place within Imperial Intelligence

IntOrg does not formulate external strategy and does not conduct operations against targets outside the organization except insofar as those targets threaten Imperial Intelligence directly. Its sole concern is the integrity and physical security of the service. By maintaining that integrity, IntOrg allows the rest of Imperial Intelligence to function without the constant fear of compromise from within or of uncontrolled access to its facilities and personnel.

Through disciplined internal security and careful counterintelligence work, the Internal Organization Bureau protects the instrument upon which the Empire relies for much of its awareness of external threats.