State Security Department of Lithuania

State Security Department
Valstybės Saugumo Departamentas
Patria et veritas
("Homeland and Truth")

VSD headquarters (Pilaitė, Vilnius)
Agency overview
Formed27 October 1918 (restored 26 March 1990)
JurisdictionGovernment of Lithuania
HeadquartersPilaitė ave. 19, LT-06264 Vilnius, Lithuania
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Websitevsd.lt
VSD headquarters (inside)

The State Security Department or VSD (Lithuanian: Valstybės saugumo departamentas) is a Lithuanian intelligence agency which collects information on threats to national security and works to eliminate those threats. The VSD also conducts counterintelligence, protects state secrets and classified information, and vets certain applicants for residence permits or entry to Lithuania.