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.
7-867: 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. The BIS is a statutory body under the Act No. 154/1994 Coll., on the Security Information Service and it
14-464: A western extension of the built-up area is currently (as of 2011) under construction. The name derives from the Czech noun stodola for barn ; Stodůlky is then a pluralized diminutive of that word (i.e. meaning "small barns"). Stodůlky is located at the southwestern outskirts of the city, about 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the centre. It borders cadastral areas of Řepy in the north, Motol in
21-464: Is strictly apolitical and has limited police powers; BIS can detain, arrest or interrogate suspects only as part of its internal oversight. The service reports to the Government , Prime Minister and President of the Czech Republic and its activities are regulated and overseen by the Government, Permanent Commission of the Chamber of Deputies and its own internal audit. The service is headed by
28-430: The 1960s. Stodůlky became part of Prague in 1974 and the large housing estate of Jihozápadní Město gradually arose on fields in vicinity of the old village in the late 1970s through mid-1990s. Nowadays Stodůlky covers an area of 9.63 square kilometres (3.72 sq mi) and has over 60 thousand inhabitants (these figures account for approximately 1/50 of territory and 1/40 of Greater Prague population). Západní Město ,
35-778: The Director who is appointed by the Prime Minister with consent of the Committee on Security of the Chamber of Deputies. The current director is Michal Koudelka [ cs ] , who has served since 15 August 2016, after being sworn in by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka . The Security Information Service performs duties associated with the analysis, democracy and constitutionality, terrorism , counter-intelligence , cybersecurity , organized crime , proliferation and use of strategically important intelligence regarding
42-473: The fields of politics , economics and intelligence within the territory of the Czech Republic. Stod%C5%AFlky Stodůlky , Czech pronunciation: [ˈstoduːlkɪ] , is a cadastral area ( katastrální území ) in Prague , Czech Republic . Originally a village (first written mention of which dates from 1159), later municipality (since 1849), it remained a predominantly agricultural settlement until
49-399: The northeast, Jinonice in the east, Holyně and Řeporyje in the south, Třebonice in the west and Zličín in the northwest. As a whole it belongs to Praha 5 territorial district. For administrative purposes the vast majority of Stodůlky is designated as an administrative district of Praha 13 , while a small section of it falls under Praha-Řeporyje . Stodůlky is served by Line B of
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