Key facts
Established in 2017, the Independent Oversight Authority for Intelligence Activities (OA-IA) is a decentralised unit of the Federal Administration whose task is to review intelligence activities with regard to their legality, appropriateness and effectiveness. OA-IA employee numbers fluctuated significantly in 2021 and 2022. A new director took up her post in July 2022, and the team of nine is now almost complete (as at August 2023). The OA-IA budget for 2023 is CHF 2.3 million, with personnel costs accounting for more than 80% of operating expenses.