Military Counterintelligence Service (Poland)

Military Counterintelligence Service

Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego
Agency overview
Headquarters	ul. Oczki 1, Warsaw
Agency executive	Janusz Nosek, Head
Parent agency	Ministry of National Defense
Website	www.skw.gov.pl

The Military Counterintelligence Service (MCS) (Polish: Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego) is one of the principal intelligence agencies of Poland. It is responsible for the protection of Poland against internal threats and for the combat capability of the Polish Armed Forces.

MCS was etablished under the Act of June 9, 2006 and is subordinate to the Ministry of National Defence. It was founded on October 1, 2006, the day before the Military Information Services was dissolved. Antoni Macierewicz was the 1st Head of the MCS. On June 22, 2012, the SKW was given the standard.

Structure

• Operational Management
• Directorate of Protection of Economic Interests of the Armed Forces
• Board Security Forces
• Board Security of Classified Information
• Office of Technology and Observation
• Office of Radio
• Office of Communications and Informatics
• Representative Office of Protection and Homeland Security
• Logistics Office
• Office of Records and Archives
• Office of Human Resources and Training
• Legal Office
• Team Financial Supervision
• Internal Audit Team
• Chief Cabinet MCS
• MCS Inspectorate in Gdynia
• MCS Inspectorate in Krakow
• MCS Inspectorate in Lublin
• MCS Inspectorate in Poznan
• MCS Inspectorate in Warsaw

External links

• skw.gov.pl — Official website