page_title: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
hierarchical_section_title: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
context_page_description: The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is the Federal Republic of Germany's domestic security agency. Together with the Landesämter für Verfassungsschutz at the state level, it is tasked with intelligence-gathering on threats concerning the democratic order, the existence and security of the federation or one of its states, and the peaceful coexistence of peoples; with counter-intelligence; and with protective security and counter-sabotage.
  The BfV reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The current President Thomas Haldenwang was appointed in 2018.
context_section_description: The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (German: Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV, often Bundesverfassungsschutz) is the Federal Republic of Germany's domestic security agency. Together with the Landesämter für Verfassungsschutz (LfV) at the state level, it is tasked with intelligence-gathering on threats concerning the democratic order, the existence and security of the federation or one of its states, and the peaceful coexistence of peoples; with counter-intelligence; and with protective security and counter-sabotage.
  The BfV reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The current President Thomas Haldenwang was appointed in 2018.
caption: Emblem of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution