Zamastanian Intelligence Service
 Logo of the Zamastanian Intelligence Service | |
| Independent Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 19, 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Zamastan |
| Headquarters | M. Gaviria Building, Tofino |
| Employees | 25,360 employees |
| Annual budget | Z$11.4 billion (2018) |
| Ministers responsible | |
The Zamastanian Intelligence Service (Z.I.S.) is the domestic intelligence and security service of Zamastan, and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice and Security, the ZIS is also a member of the Zamastan Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. A leading counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the ZIS has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes.
Before the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 1986, the ZIS Director concurrently served as the head of the Intelligence Community; today, the ZIS has grown in size as a result of the Alanis Pride Parade Bombing and more recently, the 2017 Tofino Attacks. In 2013, The Tofino Times reported that in fiscal year 2010, the ZIS had the largest budget of all IC agencies, exceeding previous estimates. Following the Tofino Attacks, the Z.I.S. launched its largest ever investigation, which ultimately resulted in pertinent information that led to further intelligence cooperation and operations in Vulkaria, Rumaztria, Jaginistan, and Semalia. The Z.I.S. has also carried out "hunting" missions, which are state-sanctioned assassinations of enemy targets. The programs have led to the deaths of 32 Malvarian Liberation Front commanders, most notably Van'a Kamoni.
Duties and Responsibilities
The ZIS's main goal is to protect and defend Zamastan, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of Zamastan, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.
Currently, the ZIS's top priorities are:
- Protect Zamastan from terrorist attacks,
- Protect Zamastan against foreign intelligence operations and espionage,
- Protect Zamastan against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes,
- Combat public corruption at all levels,
- Protect civil rights,
- Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises,
- Combat major white-collar crime,
- Combat significant violent crime,
- Support federal, state, local and international partners, and
- Upgrade technology to enable, and further, the successful performances of its missions as stated above.
History
Overview
The Zamastanian Intelligence Service was founded in 1887 by President William Castovia to create an overarching dependency to combat crime and help reinforce local law enforcement. They operated in limited capacity to assist the Zamastanian Armed Forces in disrupting Gladysynthian agents during both the 1945 Danaska Conflict and The Tariel War, to which President Marvin Gaviria was the first person to appoint a director to the agency. The Assassination of Marvin Gaviria was one of the first major cases that was publicly investigated by the Z.I.S., which remained unsolved until 2019. Their mission changed to preventing domestic and foreign terrorism following the Alanis Pride Parade Bombing in 1982 by the Malvarian Liberation Front. Under President Zacharias Castovia, they went through a major upheaval of change to personnel, technology, and technique following the 2017 Tofino Attacks. Under President Anya Bishop, they worked to disrupt Gladysynthian special forces and rebel VNA and MLF forces in the insurgent conflict in Vulkaria.
In 2020, the Z.I.S. focused attention to assisting Zamastanian forces in the invasion and toppling of the government of Ossinia, as well as the capture of Martin Saint-Yves.
Key Events
Anti-Gladysynthia Operations
Assassination of Marvin Gaviria
Alanis Pride Parade Bombing and the Malvarian Liberation Front
Tofino October 2017 Attacks
Assassination of Derick'a Banna
Manhunt and killing of Van'a Kamoni
Since the discovery of Van'a Kamoni's leadership role in the Malvarian Liberation Front, the Z.I.S. had established algorithms in Vulkarian cyber-space to detect mentions of Kamoni, patterns connected to his movements, and warning systems to alert the department in facial recognition. The agency also put agents on the ground in Vulkaria to find Kamoni. After the Tofino attacks, the Z.I.S. worked directly with the military to find Kamoni. Several raids on M.L.F. leadership compounds resulted in the discovery of plans for multiple new terrorist attacks, as well as the location of Kamoni's hideout in Monza. On March 1st, 2020, following the capture and blockade of Monza, Zamastanian commandos operating off of the information provided by the Z.I.S. located and killed Kamoni in a nighttime raid.
Organization
The ZIS is organized into functional branches and the Office of the Director, which contains most administrative offices. An executive assistant director manages each branch. Each branch is then divided into offices and divisions, each headed by an assistant director. The various divisions are further divided into sub-branches, led by deputy assistant directors. Within these sub-branches there are various sections headed by section chiefs. Section chiefs are ranked analogous to special agents in charge.
Four of the branches report to the deputy director while two report to the associate director. The functional branches of the ZIS are:
ZIS Intelligence Branch ZIS National Security Branch ZIS Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch ZIS Science and Technology Branch ZIS Information and Technology Branch ZIS Human Resources Branch
The Office of the Director serves as the central administrative organ of the ZIS. The office provides staff support functions (such as finance and facilities management) to the five function branches and the various field divisions. The office is managed by the FBI associate director, who also oversees the operations of both the Information and Technology and Human Resources Branches.
- Office of the Director
Immediate Office of the Director Office of the Deputy Director Office of the Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs Office of the General Counsel Office of Integrity and Compliance Office of the Ombudsman Office of Professional Responsibility Office of Public Affairs Inspection Division Facilities and Logistics Services Division Finance Division Records Management Division Resource Planning Office Security Division
Rank structure
The following is a listing of the rank structure found within the ZIS (in ascending order):
- Field Agents
New Agent Trainee Special Agent Senior Special Agent Supervisory Special Agent Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge (ASAC) Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC)
- ZIS Management
Deputy Assistant Director Assistant Director Associate Executive Assistant Director Executive Assistant Director Associate Deputy Director Deputy Chief of Staff Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Director Deputy Director Director
Infrastructure
The ZIS is headquartered at the M. Gaviria Building in Tofino, with 18 field offices in major cities across Zamastan. The ZIS also maintains over 400 resident agencies across Zamastan, as well as over 50 legal attachés at Zamastanian embassies and consulates. Many specialized ZIS functions are located at facilities in Arinals, Zian, as well as a "data campus" in Providence, Northern Isle, where 96 million sets of fingerprints from across Zamastan are stored, along with others collected by Zamastanian authorities from prisoners in Vulkaria and Cadair.