Federal Agency of Government Communications and Information

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The Federal Agency of Government Communications and Information was a Russian state body responsible for secure government communications and information security that succeeded the KGB in this domain after the Soviet Union’s dissolution.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian federal agency
signals intelligence agency
country Russian Federation
dissolvedInto Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
other Russian security and communications bodies
field communications interception
cryptography
information security
secure government communications
signals intelligence
formedFrom elements of the former KGB
headquartersLocation Moscow
jurisdiction federal authorities of the Russian Federation
mainTask ensuring confidentiality of state communications
ensuring integrity of state information resources
providing technical means for secure communication channels
nativeName Федеральное агентство правительственной связи и информации
operatedIn post-Soviet period
oversight Government of Russia
Russian President
parentOrganization Government of the Russian Federation
precededBy KGB 16th Directorate
KGB 8th Main Directorate
relatedTo KGB
Russian cryptographic services
Russian intelligence community
replaced KGB functions in government communications
KGB functions in signals intelligence
responsibility development of cryptographic systems for government use
monitoring of communications networks of interest to the state
protection of government communications
protection of state information systems
provision of secure communications for top state officials
signals intelligence in support of Russian leadership
sector intelligence
national security
telecommunications
shortName FAPSI
successor Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
timePeriod post-Soviet Russia
typeOfOrganization civilian intelligence agency with military support functions
usedBy Government ministries of Russia
President of Russia
Russian armed forces leadership

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
KGB
followedBy
Federal Agency of Government Communications and Information ("Федеральное агентство правительственной связи и информации")
nativeName

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