Government Communications Headquarters

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Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is the United Kingdom’s primary signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency, responsible for intercepting communications and protecting national information systems.

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instanceOf cybersecurity agency
intelligence agency
signals intelligence agency
abbreviation GCHQ
buildingShape circular
country United Kingdom
employs computer scientists
cryptographers
cybersecurity specialists
intelligence analysts
linguists
mathematicians
focusArea cyber threat intelligence
encryption and cryptanalysis
signals interception
formedFrom Government Code and Cypher School
governedBy UK law
hasDivision National Cyber Security Centre
hasFacility The Doughnut
headquartersLocation Cheltenham
England
Gloucestershire
legalBasis Intelligence Services Act 1994
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
memberOf Five Eyes
linked to: Five Eyes alliance

UKUSA Agreement
motto Securing the Nation
notableRole codebreaking during the Second World War
operates National Cyber Security Centre
overseenBy UK Foreign Secretary
parentOrganization Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
partOf United Kingdom Intelligence Community
precededBy Government Code and Cypher School
primaryRole cybersecurity
information assurance
signals intelligence
responsibleFor counter-espionage intelligence
counter-terrorism intelligence
cyber defence of critical national infrastructure
intercepting communications
protecting national information systems
supporting UK law enforcement
supporting UK military operations
subjectTo Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Investigatory Powers Commissioner
parliamentary oversight
worksWith Secret Intelligence Service
Security Service
United States National Security Agency

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Five Eyes hasKeyAgency Government Communications Headquarters
subject linked to: Five Eyes alliance
Five Eyes memberCountryAgency United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters
subject linked to: Five Eyes alliance
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation includesOrganization Government Communications Headquarters
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation includesOrganization GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
National Security Agency sharesSignalsIntelligenceWith Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service worksWith Government Communications Headquarters
Security Service (MI5) cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
British intelligence hasComponent Government Communications Headquarters
British intelligence hasComponent GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
British intelligence hasComponent National Cyber Security Centre
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
FVEY includesAgency Government Communications Headquarters
Government Communications Headquarters abbreviation GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
Australian Signals Directorate cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
Canada Communications Security Establishment cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
UKUSA Agreement relatedOrganization Government Communications Headquarters
Government Communications Security Bureau cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
Government Code and Cypher School successor Government Communications Headquarters
ECHELON reportedCollectionPartners Government Communications Headquarters
Joint Forces Cyber Group collaboratesWith GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
Secret Intelligence Service worksWith Government Communications Headquarters
subject linked to: SIS
Security Service cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
Intelligence Services Act 1994 putsOnStatutoryFooting Government Communications Headquarters
Intelligence Services Act 1994 regulates Government Communications Headquarters
Intelligence Services Act 1994 definesPowersOf Government Communications Headquarters
Intelligence Services Act 1994 definesFunctionsOf Government Communications Headquarters
Intelligence Services Act 1994 establishesOversightFor Government Communications Headquarters
Military Intelligence, Section 6 worksAlongside Government Communications Headquarters
OSCT worksWith GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
2013 global surveillance disclosures involvedAgency Government Communications Headquarters
Defence Intelligence collaboratesWith Government Communications Headquarters
subject linked to: DI
Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom) oversees Government Communications Headquarters
Chief of Defence Intelligence worksWith Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
Royal Air Force signals intelligence network cooperatedWith Government Communications Headquarters
Joint Intelligence Organisation usesInformationFrom Government Communications Headquarters
Counter Terrorism Policing collaboratesWith GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament scrutinizes Government Communications Headquarters
National Cyber Security Centre parentOrganisation Government Communications Headquarters
National Cyber Security Centre partOf Government Communications Headquarters
National Cyber Security Centre subsidiaryOf Government Communications Headquarters
The Doughnut occupant Government Communications Headquarters
The Doughnut occupant GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
The Doughnut operator Government Communications Headquarters
The Doughnut operator GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
CSE cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
Communications Security Establishment cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
subject linked to: CST
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service concernsBody GCHQ
linked to: Government Communications Headquarters
GCSB cooperatesWith Government Communications Headquarters
Joan Clarke employer Government Communications Headquarters