The organisation of the BfV is not a secret
The BfV responds to geo-political changes and to the security situation by taking the appropriate personnel and organisational measures. The terrorist acts committed by violent Islamist perpetrators have led to a new department being set up to counter Islamism and Islamist terrorism, and the acts of violence of the right-wing extremist National Socialist Underground (Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund, NSU) have prompted the BfV to implement radical changes. Areas of work have been merged, in particular to bolster our department "Right-wing Extremism and Terrorism". There have been large investments in technological expertise, most of all in order to keep up with the extremists' use of modern means of communication, e.g. the Internet. The number of personnel has been flexibly adapted to the requirements.
The BfV's organisational structure is as follows:
| President Vicepresident | |
|---|---|
| Department Z | Central Services |
| Department IT | Information Technology and Operational Intelligence Technology |
| Department 1 | Basic Issues |
| Department 2 | Right-wing Extremism/Terrorism |
| Department 3 | Central Operational Support |
| Department 4 | Counter-espionage, Personnel/Physical Security, Counter-sabotage and Protection Against Industrial Espionage |
| Department 5 | Extremism of foreigners and Left-wing Extremism |
| Department 6 | Islamism and Islamist Terrorism |
As of March 2013
