General Intelligence and Security Service

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General Intelligence and Security Service

Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst
Headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service
Agency overview
Formed	30 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-30)
Preceding	Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst (BVD)
Headquarters	Europaweg 4, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Motto	"Live fish swim against the current, only the dead ones float with it"
Employees	apprx. 2,000
Annual budget	€ 249,167,000 (FY2018)
Minister responsible	Judith Uitermark, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Agency executives	Erik Akerboom, Director-General Marja Horstman, Deputy Director-General
Parent department	Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Website	General Intelligence and Security Service (in English)

The General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlɣəmeːnə ˈʔɪnlɪxtɪŋə(n) ɛn ˈvɛiləxɦɛitsdinst]) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national security as well as assisting the Five Eyes in investigating foreign citizens.^[1] The military counterpart is the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), which operates under the Ministry of Defence.