Sylvia Mayer could become Director of State Protection

Haijawi-Pirchner announced in mid-September that he would step down from his position at the end of the year, eleven months before the end of his term. He cited "personal reasons" for this decision. The previous head is expected to lead the project for the planned evaluation of the State Protection and Intelligence Service Act and the DSN, according to the Ministry of the Interior.

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Mayer was already intended to temporarily take over his position at that time. Now, there is much to suggest that she will become the permanent solution. Of the total of twelve applications, only that of a female candidate was rated as "highly suitable." All others were deemed "not suitable."

Mayer has been working in constitutional protection since 2012, where she was initially involved in combating extremism and later tasked with establishing an organizational unit for the protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. From 2013 to 2021, she led the department for the protection of critical infrastructure at the BVT, the predecessor organization of the DSN, and from 2020 to the end of 2021, she temporarily led the security and protection department. Since the establishment of the DSN, Mayer has been responsible for the department of strategy, fundamental and staff matters. She has been the deputy director since October 2023.

(APA/Red.)

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