Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza

Dipartimento delle informazioni per la sicurezza
Logo of Sistema di informazione per la sicurezza della Repubblica
Active28 August 2007 –
CountryItaly
RoleIntelligence unit
Part ofItalian Presidency of the Council of Ministers
HeadquartersPiazza Dante 25, Rome
Anniversaries3 August
Websitehttp://www.sicurezzanazionale.gov.it/
Commanders
General DirectorElisabetta Belloni (12 May 2021 – present)

The Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS, 'Department of Information for Security') is a department of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy, instituted in 2007 as part of the reform of the Italian security services. The department is part of Sistema di informazione per la sicurezza della Repubblica (information system for security). It is currently headed by Elisabetta Belloni, the successor to General Gennaro Vecchione.

The department is divided into several functional areas. The Central Security Office (Ufficio Centrale per la Sicurezza) deals specifically with administrative protection of state secrets, including the granting or withdrawal of security clearance to individuals and organisations, the Central Archives Office (Ufficio Centrale degli Archivi) coordinates and manages the data in the possession of the Italian secret services, and the Training School (Scuola di Formazione) is responsible for the training of government and civilian staff.