OFFICES

• Administrative Office

Contains the personnel that keep the IISS functioning smoothly. The Administration Office contains three branches:
1. Personnel Branch

Personnel recruits new Scouts, maintains the records of active duty Scouts and ex-Scouts, and manages Scout careers.
2. Finance Branch

Handles all IISS fiscal matters.
3. Procurement Branch

The Procurement Branch is responsible for purchasing all goods and services for the IISS -- from uniforms to starships.
• Detached Duty Office (DDO)

It is the responsibility of the DDO to keep track of all retired and detached duty scouts, and to be able to return them to active duty service in case of an emergency that threatens the Imperium.
1. Records Branch

The Records Branch keeps track of, and provides assistance to, all Scouts on detached duty.
2. Intelligence Branch

Intelligence Branch is responsible for safeguarding the Imperium by gathering information vital to Imperial security.
• Technical Services Office

Technical Services handles all scientific and technical activity within the Scout Service.
1. Education Branch

The Education Branch provides all manner of training and education to active and detached duty Scouts. It also provides testing and standards so that all Scouts will be prepared for whatever their mission might involve. Education Branch is also responsible for providing all library data for the Scout Service.
2. Research & Development Branch

R&D is responsible for all scientific inquiry in the Scout Service. They also develop scientific equipment for Scout Service missions and design specialized Scout Vessels.
• Operations Office

The Operations Office is responsible for all activities of the Service pertaining to the establishment of bases and fleets.
1. Maintenance Branch
2. Security Branch
3. Base Branch
4. Scout Fleet



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The Scout Fleet consists of all the vessels in the Scout Service and provides ships to all offices of the Service.
For technical information on some of the ships of the Scout Service, visit:  Ships of the Scout Service


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• Imperial Grand Survey
1. External Mapping Branch
2. Internal Mapping Branch
• Exploration Office
1. Exploration Branch
2. Contact And Liaison Branch (CLB)
• Communications Office
1. Express Boat Service

eXpress Boats are easily recognized anywhere inside and around Imperial space as they are important to maintaining the Imperium by allowing easy communication between systems and the transfer of Imperial culture from planet to planet.
2. Imperial Courier Service

ICS provides speedy and secure transportation of important people, packages and messages that are critical to the Imperium.