Office of National Intelligence (Daobac)

Office of National Intelligence

Văn phòng Tình báo Quốc gia
Agency overview
Formed	May 2, 1901 (1901-05-02)
Headquarters	ONI Campus, Hai Xuyen, Daobac.
Motto	Official: Không phải vì vinh quang mà vì đất nước (Not for glory, but for the country.) Unofficial: Sức mạnh thông qua sự hoang tưởng (Strength through paranoia)
Employees	3,200
Annual budget	3.9 billion Solidus
Agency executives	TBD, Director TBD, Deputy Director

The Office of National Intelligence (Daoan: Văn phòng Tình báo Quốc gia), commonly referred to and abbreviated as ONI, is the primary foreign intelligence agency of the Daoan Congressional Republic whose primary mandate is to defend the country from threats to Daoan sovereignty & territorial integrity through intelligence collection. If required ONI is authorized to take action against these threats through both covert and officially sanctioned counter-terrorism operations. To achieve its mandate ONI specializes in the fields of both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT), relying on both tangible and non-tangible data to assess potential threats to Daobac. ONI is formally a part of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), an umbrella organization of the Daoan government that helps coordinate the activities of all agencies that are classified as detrimental to identifying external threats to Daobac. Unlike other intelligence agencies under the JIC whose leaders report to the Chairman of the JIC, ONI is categorized as an independent intelligence agency with significant autonomy. This is most visible that while other agencies are represented by the Chairman of the JIC in their meetings with the President of Daobac, the Director of ONI will also be present in these meetings and have a dedicated discussion time with the President alongside the JIC's Chairman. ONI wields significant influence over Daobac's political and military apparatus, the Director of ONI is also a member of DSDF HIGHCOM and subsequently reports directly to the President, providing the director direct access to the two mostp ower bodies in the nation. This influence was obtained over the years of its founding, gradually absorbing other rival intelligence agencies and integrating its capabilities as its own which has resulted in its mandate and mission expanded throughout the years as it grew. Aside from intelligence gathering and counter-terrorism operations, ONI distributes and shares intelligence to Daobac's military & paramilitary organization's: Daoan Pioneer Corps (DPC), Daobac Self-Defense Forces (DSDF) and the National Police. ONI has assisted the DPC in formulating civil defense policies, providing information regarding a rival nation's military capabilities to the DSDF and notifying the National Police of potential foreign terrorist attacks on Daoan soil.

History

Establishment

The Office of National Intelligence was established in the aftermath of the First Cross-Strait War (1897 - 1898) and was tasked primarily with the analysis of all military and political movements in the Shenzou Empire and Trong Dynasty that may pose a threat to Daobac's sovereignty. President XXX, the 2nd President of Daobac, founded ONI in 1901 through the ratification of the "Preservation of the Daoan nation and sovereignty act", a bill that had been passed by the Congress of Daobac with bi-partisan support, which outlined ONI's foundation and purpose. At its inception ONI's role and capability was limited to a purely intelligence gathering and analysis role through overt and clandestine human intelligence operations. The bill empowered ONI with significant administrative prerogatives such as but not limited to; authorizing ONI to refrain from publicly disclosing how its budget is spent and exemption from publicly disclosing sensitive information related to the agency and its activities. During this time ONI was placed under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and all of its analysis & evaluation of foreign threats to Daobac had to be parsed through the MoD and then to Congress. A critical flaw of this process however is that all ONI reports and analysis would be evaluated by a committee in Congress who would then have the power to act upon the intelligence they receive.

Organization

ONI is structurally divided into six primary sections (directorates) that specializes in certain areas of intelligence gathering or in suppolrt of such actions. Additionally there is a Leadership element which contains a further XX offices to support the organization's leadership.

Section 1: Intelligence

Section One represents one of ONI's core functions and its primary responsibility include the collection of foreign intelligence from clandestine human intelligence (HUMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations. Section One is divided into two groups: Alpha and Omega.

• Alpha Group: specializes in HUMINT which is primarily gathered through largely interpersonal contact and the gradual establishment of a network of informants in a foreign nation. ONI exercises this through a variety of means such as but not limited to: espionage, reconnaissance, interrogation of prisoners, maintaining a well established network of informants in areas of interest and interviews with persons of interest. Many however have alleged that agency has engaged in torture to obtain information though ONI has strongly denied these claims. Alpha Group is the oldest branch of ONI and was established since ONI's foundation in 1901. Its most well known activities includes obtaining intel in the now collapsed Shenzou Empire's imminent invasion of Daobac which precipitated the Second Cross-Strait War as well as its monitoring and study of Sonha's revolutionary government.
• Omega Group: specializes in SIGINT and was established in the aftermath of the Second Cross-Strait War to more efficiently monitor and detect military movements of the Shenzou Empire and Trong Dynasty across the Strait of Daobac. ONI maintains a number ground, air, sea and space-based assets to target, detect, receive, intercept and decipher signals from sources of interest to the agency. While ONI directly owns and operates some of these assets, some of these are operated by other organizations such as ships of the Daoan Congressional Republic Navy and the Daoan Pioneer Corps. Section Two is divided into two major sub-directorates: Communications Intelligence and Electronic Intelligence, each considered a sub-discipline of SIGINT. Omega Group was established in 1934 when ONI absorbed and integrated the National Signals Corps into its command structure.

Section 2: Analysis

Section Two is primarily responsible for sifting through all the information gathered and analysis by Sections One, organize and prioritize which information merits further action. The directorate is also tasked with ensuring that the President and policymakers of the Daoan Congressional Republic are well informed about the most relevant threats to Daobac's national security & sovereignty. Section Three is split into five task groups: the first is responsible for terrorism threats, the second military threats, the fourth political threats, the fourth for policy proposals and the fifth for staff support.

Section 3: Operations

Section Three is the agency's counter-terrorism arm and tasked with taking action against individuals, groups and organizations that poses a clear and present danger to Daobac's sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is done through overt and covert military, paramilitary and political operations. As a result of this mandate it is therefore the most secretive directorate within ONI. Section Three is divided into three main groups:

• Special Activities Group (SAG): is primarily responsible for ONI's overt & covert military and paramilitary activities. Members of the SAG are recruited from active members of the DSDF for officially sanctioned operations, however in most times ONI has utilized private security contractors for covert paramilitary activities. These private security contractors are indirectly owned and controled by ONI in order to provide some element of plausible deniability. While the DSDF is described as Daobac's hammer providing defense through brute force, the SAG is often seen as the country's scalpel as it provides targeted and precise strikes against threats.
• Political Action Group (PAG): is ONI's propaganda arm and is tasked with psychological and political operations, generally recruting or contracting well known fixers/political consultants. Its overarching objective is to install, through both direct and indirect means, Daoan-friendly governments abroad in states that Daobac perceives as a threat to Daoan sovereignty. This is generally achieved through exerting political influence and shaping public opinion through various methods such as: funneling campaign funds to politicians/organizations to influence political activity and engage in information warfare to direct public opinion in a target country.
• Cyber Operations Group (COG): is responsible for cyberwarfare and digital security operations, providing both offensive and defensive capabilities in their respective fields. The COG conducts cyberwarfare for espionage in close coordiantion with Section One to gather intelligence, sabotage of public infrastructure usually in coordination with the SAG, and economic disruption. It would often work in coordination with the PAG to shape public opinion through cyber and information warfare. The COG is often utilized by the DSDF and works in close coordination with DSDF Digital Command to neutralize cyber attacks, identify & fix vulnurabilities in the DSDF's computer network, as well as engage in cyber attacks against hostile foreign powers.

Section 4: General Affairs

Section Four is tasked with general housekeeping administrative duties to ensure that all functions of ONI can run smoothly. Section Five is divided into smaller sub-directorates that specializes in certain functions such as: information technology, logistics, human resources, finance, procurement and security.