The Secret Intelligence Service

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Timothy_John_Le_Carre
gptkbp:agent gptkb:George_Blake
gptkb:Aldrich_Ames
gptkb:David_Shayler
gptkb:Kim_Philby
gptkb:Julian_Paul_Assange
gptkb:Robert_Hanssen
gptkb:Edward_Snowden
gptkb:Daniel_Hale
gptkb:John_le_Carré
Oleg Gordievsky
Anna Chapman
Garry Webb
gptkbp:budget £3.2 billion (2021-2022)
gptkbp:collaborates_with gptkb:National_Crime_Agency
gptkb:Government_Communications_Headquarters
M I5
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director gptkb:Richard_Moore
gptkbp:employees approximately 3,000
gptkbp:focus cybersecurity
counter-terrorism
counter-espionage
economic intelligence
political intelligence
gptkbp:formed 1909
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Post-Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Secret Intelligence Service
gptkbp:intelligence human intelligence (HUMINT)
gptkbp:is_known_for M I6
gptkbp:language multiple languages
gptkbp:legal_issue Intelligence Services Act 1994
gptkbp:motto “ The Service”
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Gladio
gptkb:Operation_Gold
gptkb:Operation_Ajax
gptkb:Operation_Cyclone
gptkb:Operation_Mincemeat
gptkbp:official_website https://www.sis.gov.uk
gptkbp:operational_area global
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Foreign,_Commonwealth_&_Development_Office
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Secret_Service_Bureau
gptkbp:primary_function foreign intelligence gathering
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:report
gptkbp:recruitment highly selective
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Parliamentary_Intelligence_and_Security_Committee
gptkbp:training intensive