Introduction¶
The Internal Security Department is responsible for the security of the Foundation. It is charged with the prosecution of those who breach Foundation ethical guidelines/regulations, in addition to conducting internal investigations to root out corruption and expose inefficiencies within group systems and administration.
The Department is empowered with broad authority from the Site-23 Administration to complete these objectives; however, such authority is not absolute. Transparency requirements and internal guidelines hold the Internal Security Department to a strict standard. Complaints may be levied at any time to the Office of Special Counsel, the Executive Officer or the Director of Intelligence. Questions and concerns may be filed with the Office of Special Counsel.
Duties¶
Prosecution¶
The ISD is obligated to prosecute those who violate Foundation ethical guidelines, regulations and rules. This duty is entrusted to the General Service Branch (GSB), and is one of the lower-level duties within the Department.
Appeals¶
In the case of an unfair punishment by the Internal Security Department, a Foundation command member, or department executive, the ISD is permitted to review the punishment and reverse the punishment if deemed necessary. If an individual is found to issue many unfair punishments, they are required to be investigated by the ISD. This duty is carried out by the Office of Special Counsel.
Investigation¶
The ISD is responsible for internal Foundation investigations, in addition to investigations concerning ‘groups of interest’ when deemed necessary to maintain internal security. The Department is offered broad privileges in this regard, and Agents may compel Foundation members of lower ISCL to comply with their investigation. Investigations are generally performed by the GSB.
Reporting¶
The ISD is required to report activities deemed of interest to the public when;
- it is ordered by the Director of Intelligence,
- it is ordered by the Executive Officer or with approval of the Executive Officer,
- it poses no security risk to disclose (determined by the Office of Special Counsel),
- or it is mandated by a two-thirds Department Directorate vote (Confidential clearance and below).
Rank Structure¶
The Internal Security Department is divided into two main groups; the General Service Branch, which handles information security, investigative and prosecutorial duties; and the Office of Special Counsel, which handles appeals, reporting requirements, and internal ethical obligations.
Executive Officer
The Executive Officer is the primary authority within the Internal Security Department. They report directly to the Director of Intelligence and hold a permanent ISCL of “Top Secret” as long as they serve in the role.
Branch Head
Branch Heads are the top authority within their respective branch barring the Executive Officer themselves. They report directly to the Executive Officer barring unusual circumstances, when they may report to the Director of Intelligence.
Special Operations Officer
Specialized agents—usually involved with the administration of their branch.
Senior Agent
Senior agents.
Agent
Fully fledged agents within the Internal Security Department.
Provisional Member
Provisional membership within the ISD may be obtained via. periodic applications. Provisional members are held to a strict standard. Provisional Members are typically involved in mostly prosecutions and appeals.
Information Security¶
Overview¶
The Internal Security Department is charged with the Foundation’s most sensitive information. As such, security is extremely vital to the operations of the department. The ISD operates with three levels of Information Security Clearance to ensure access to classified information is kept compartmentalized and secure. Cases may also be declassified or marked as “need to know”.
Levels¶
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Unclassified/Declassified
Unclassified/declassified documents have this ISCL assigned to them. It is not an obtainable ISCL as it simply represents no clearance.
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"Need to Know"
Only the Director of Intelligence and Site-23 Administration members have unrestricted access to these documents. Otherwise, access is case-by-case per individual.
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Restricted
This ISCL designation is required for official entrance into the Internal Security Service and may only be obtained through direct issuance or through the Provisional Member program.
The rank of Department Directorate typically allows access to Restricted documents and resources, however does not provide legitimate Restricted clearance. The rank of Site Director carries Restricted clearance.
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Confidential
This clearance level may be assigned temporarily or permanently.
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Top Secret
This clearance level is often assigned permanently.
Disclosure Policy¶
The ISD is obligated to publicly disclose any investigations and the justification for punishments within six months of conclusion/issuance. Exceptions apply when “Top Secret” clearance is involved or when an exception is issued by the Director of Intelligence.
Enforcement¶
The ISD is endowed with the following privileges on behalf of the Director of Intelligence;
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The ability to issue punishments for violations of Foundation regulations.
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Punishments may be issued for any reason with approval from the Director of Intelligence or the Executive Officer.
- Should the Executive Officer issue a punishment for a reason that is contested through appeal, the appeal will be forwarded to the Director of Intelligence on the advice of the presiding appeals officer.
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Punishments may have sufficient justification and an ISS member of the rank of Senior Agent or higher must be involved in its issuance in addition to one other member of any rank.
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Punishments may be issued to any individual, regardless of their membership within Site-23. These punishments should only be enforced by the ISD within Site-23 properties/assets.
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The ability to compel testimony from Foundation members of lower ISCL.
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Failure to comply may result in punishment for obstruction of justice.
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A Foundation member may refuse to testify to any individual Agent if they can provide a reasonable explanation; their testimony will then be taken by another Agent.
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The ability to negate an unjust punishment, and compensate victims accordingly.
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The ability to remove violations from an individuals’ punishment record through appeal.
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The Executive Officer may suspend a Department Director for up to three days pending review by the Director of Intelligence.
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They may not suspend more than one Department Director at one time barring direct treasonous actions.
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The Director of Intelligence may extend this suspension for any period, including for an indefinite period of time.
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The ability to classify any information.
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The classification must be justified, reasonable, and specifically not indefinite.
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Classifications may extend indefinitely at the discretion of the Executive Officer.
- Classifications by order of the EO lasting in excess of six months may be submitted for review by the Director of Intelligence.
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Internal documents of the ISS may be classified for any reason indefinitely, but must be approved by the Director of Intelligence if the aforementioned requirements are not met.
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The Internal Security Department may compel members of departmental staff to change rules and regulations within their department should it be approved by a panel of the Office of Special Counsel.
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The Internal Security Department has the right to disregard the advice and/or counsel of any other staff within the Foundation, with the exception of the Site Director and Site-23 Administration.
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To edit this document with the approval of the Director of Intelligence.
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Each change must be approved individually.
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For the expansion of rights under Section 6 or Section 1, changes must be put to a Department Directorate vote or approved by the Site-23 Administration.
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Signatories¶
Charlie, Administration
Luci, Administration