Government Communications Centre

The Royal Communications Centre (Kazulianisk: Kongelige Kommunikasjon Sentrum - KKR) is a Kazulian government agency, organised underneath the Ministry of Defence, specifically the Military Intelligence Service. The main objective of the KKR is to provide signals intelligence support and information assurance to government authorities.

Under strict government law, the KKR is not allowed to conduct surveillance without permission from the Ministry of Defence. It main acts on assignments from the Government, the Defence Force and the Intelligence and Security community. Decisions and oversight regarding information interception is provided by the Supreme Court (through a Warrant of Surveillance); additional oversight regarding protection of privacy is provided by the Cyber Defence Force.

History
Signals intelligence has existed in Kazulia for many years, with the first appearance of the practice coming from signals intelligence and cryptanalysis units within the defence force. These units succeeded, for instance, to decode the Trigunian Anantonese Sea Fleet and the Indralan Black Tortoise Fleet ciphers.

Posterior to the Great Terran War, a Cryptanalysis Department was formed within the Ministry of Defence under the name of Directorate A. Directorate A soon made waves within the intelligence community for decoding the communications of a series of nations including Mikuni-Hulstria, Dranland (Dankuk) and Sekowo. The operations of Directorate A began solidified within the intelligence community after the establishment of the Surveillance and Data Collection Act, which saw the birth of the Royal Communications Centre, the umbrella agency responsible for signals intelligence within the Kingdom of Kazulia.