Bureau of Vitosian Intelligence

Bureau of Vitosian Intelligence
Abbreviation	BVI
Motto	Courage, Justice, Rectitude
Agency overview
Formed	March 5, 1902
Employees	39,704
Annual budget	VTM$10.1 billion (2019)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	[[Vitosium]]
Operations jurisdiction	[[Vitosium]]
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters	Bruno A. B. Saivas Building Rayburn, Kingsland, Vitosium
Agency executives	Vittorio Loureiza, Director Kristina Brago-Sosa, Deputy Director

The Bureau of Vitosian Intelligence, commonly known as BVI, is an intelligence service of the government of Vitosium that centralizes all intelligence collection and analysis. The organization is responsible for collecting, analysing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Vitosium's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, within Vitosium and abroad. It also reports to and advises the Government of Vitosium on national security issues and situations that threaten the security of the nation. The primary headquarters is located at the Bruno A. B. Saivas Building in Rayburn, Kingsland, Vitosium.

History

Key Events

The Assassination of Kenny Coureia

On October 8th, 2005, BVI personnel aided local officials in securing peace within the area during the infamous 2005 Kataveza Downtown Bombing which saw the deaths of 294 people. A news station, known as The Freedom Network, caused wide chaos with its broadcasting and scapegoating of other organizations, causing riots to dismantle those specific organizations. Unbeknownst to the public at the time, the "news network" was just a front for terrorism. In 2006, another bombing occurred, this time of a skyscraper in downtown Cadwell. The Freedom Network, once again, used its platform to cause discourse by pointing fingers at a couple of peaceful charity organizations, leading to a very infamous riot towards the charities.

The BVI began a large investigation into the network, suspecting them of foul play for accusing organizations without evidence. The five year investigation led to the discovery of terrorism with the head of the network, Kenny Coureia, being responsible for it all. While it was never known why a Vitosian would try to bomb his own country, a threat by the network led to a top secret assassination mission. On February 12th, 2012, Kenny Coureia was assassinated.

Legal Authority

The BVI's mandate is established in Title 32 of the Vitosium Code, Section 361, which authorizes the three highest ranks of the organization to "appoint officials to detect and prosecute crimes against Vitosium." Other federal statutes give the BVI the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes.

Organization

Branches

BVI is functionally divided into six branches:

• Counter-Intelligence
• Counter-Proliferation
• Counterterrorism
• Foreign Intelligence
• Human Resources
• Research, Analysis and Production

Rank Structure

The following is a listing of the rank structure found within the BVI (in ascending order):

Rank	Role
		Trainee Operative	Taking on BVI training and close observation.
Special Agent Class 1	Takes on classified missions
Special Agent Class 2	Takes on classified missions that are higher risk than Class 1
Special Agent Class 3	Protects government buildings and classified tasks.
Special Agent Class 4	Classified
Interrogation Officer	Classified
Chief Operative	Supervises agents and takes on classified missions.
Chief Intelligence Officer	Chief of Intelligence Operations and BVI Intelligence Archives. Member of the Board of Directors.
Chief Security Officer	Chief of BVI Security and a member of the Board of Directors.
Chief of Staff	Classified
Deputy Director	Classified
Director	Classified

Personnel

Hiring Process

To apply to become a BVI agent, one must be between the ages of 24 and 41, unless one is a war veteran, in which case one may apply after the age of 41. the applicant must also hold Vitosian citizenship, be of high moral character, have a clean record and at least three years of professional work experience prior to the application. In order to get a required BVI Top Secret Security Clearance, all potential BVI personnel must pass a series of background investigations, which are conducted by the Office of Personnel Management. Candidates must also pass a physical fitness test and a polygraph test.

BVI Directors

BVI Directors are appointed (nominated) by the Prime Minister of Vitosium and must be confirmed by the Senate of Vitosium to serve a term of office of ten years, subject to resignation or removal by the Prime Minister at their discretion before their term ends. Additional terms are allowed following the same procedure