2007 (PDF, 2.81 MB) - Belgium

Why? What’s the point?
■■ An intranet is an essential tool for any enterprise
today.
■■ Diplonet has become the main channel in
the FPS for sharing information and data
in electronic form and also for internal
communication.
■■ The more systematic management of our
information and knowledge that the intranet
entails boosts the FPS’s collective
memory and helps to make our operations
more efficient and our services better and
more joined up.
In February 2007, the Security Directorate (S.07)
split from ANS/NVO. Since then it has specially focused
on protecting Central Administration and the
diplomatic missions as well as on security clearances
for FPS personnel.
Protecting Central Administration and the
diplomatic mission
A number of ‘sensitive’ departments at Central
Administration were given special ‘physical’ protection,
meaning that there is no access to these services
for unauthorised persons.
In view of the international situation, S.07 tried to
provide the most effective protection it could for
the diplomatic missions. This involved using security
firms at some missions.
Based on intelligence from the Coordinating Body
Increased security for people
and data
Information security: spearhead of the
National Security Authority
Since February 2007 the secretariat of the National
Security Authority (ANS/NVO) has operated autonomously.
For administrative purposes, though,
it continues to be run by the Chairman of the
Executive Committee.
3,088 security clearance investigations were
launched and 4,366 security clearances issued between
1 November 2006 and 1 November 2007. The
backlog in handling cases was completely cleared.
Since 1 January 2007 ANS/NVO has been responsible
for carrying out screening and issuing security
clearances for European summits. Around four
thousand of these were issued in 2007.
A new software program aimed at simplifying the
administrative processing of cases is being developed
in conjunction with ICT and the ICT department
of GISS (the Belgian military intelligence and
security service). This program should be operational
in the spring of 2008. The application will
speed up the service.
Better protection for diplomatic missions
for Threat Analysis (OCAM/OCAD) and information
from the missions, inspection reports and similar
sources, S.07 gives advice and recommendations to
the departments responsible for buildings abroad
regarding the physical protection of embassies, consulates
general and residences. The same applies to
protecting confidential documents.
S.07 also helps to develop security measures for the
FPS and embassies and consulates abroad.
Security clearances for all FPS personnel
Since the appointment of two security officers at
S.07, all security clearances for personnel have been
sent to this department which subjects them to an
initial analysis and then passes them on to ANS/NVO
for follow-up.
Under this procedure, S.07 forwarded 148 forms to
ANS/NVO between February and the end of October
2007.
S.07 now also always informs personnel just before
their clearance expires.
Between February and the end of October 2007,
260 applications to renew security clearances for
personnel were sent to Central Administration and
the diplomatic missions.
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