60th anniversary

The BKA celebrates its 60th anniversary with a reception for its staff.

Opening of the National Cyber Defence Centre

Opening of the National Cyber Defence Centre in Bonn by the Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich. The centre is part of the "cyber security strategy for Germany", which the German Government passed in February 2011.

Opening of the Joint Centre for Countering Right-Wing Extremism

Opening of the Joint Centre for Countering Right-Wing Extremism by the Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich, together with the President of the BKA, Jörg Ziercke, and the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Heinz Fromm.

Ceremony at the BKA Meckenheim

Ceremony at the BKA Meckenheim on the occasion of the renaming of Paul-Dickopf-Straße to Gerhard-Boeden-Straße.

Establishment of the "GETZ"

Establishment of the "Joint Centre for Countering Extremism and Terrorism" (GETZ) to fight right-wing extremism / terrorism, left-wing extremism / terrorism, extremism and terrorism committed by foreigners, as well as espionage / proliferation

Vice-President is appointed ICPO-general secretary

Retirement of President Jörg ZIERCKE

Within the framework of the BKA Autumn Conference 2014, an official ceremony was held on 19 November 2014 in which the Federal Minister of the Interior, Mr. Thomas DE MAIZIÈRE, bid farewell to the retiring BKA President, Mr. Jörg ZIERCKE, after nearly 11 years at the top of the agency. Subsequently, the future BKA President, Mr. Holger MÜNCH, was inaugurated in office.

Information on the BKA Autumn Conference 2014 (only german version!)

Holger Münch is appointed president of the BKA.

Research and teaching - BKA signs "cooperation agreement"

In recent years, the combination of theory and practice, achieved by a regular exchange of current scientific information and practical experience, has become a significant element in the performance of the BKA's manifold tasks. With a view to advancing this process, Prof. Dr. Martin PRZYBILSKI, Vice-President of the University of Trier, Mr. Thomas BÖNDERS, President of the Federal University of Public Administration, and Mr. Holger MÜNCH, President of the BKA, signed a cooperation agreement. A regular exchange of lecturers, mutual guest lectures and courses/seminars as well as joint follow-up research and teaching projects are the cornerstones of this agreement.

Start of the BKA online information portal

It was already in the aftermath of the attack on the Boston Marathon in April 2013, that the German police recognised the need for accepting online leads in the form of private image and video materials. Following the incidents on the night of New Year's Eve in Cologne, the information portal was first used in January 2016 to record leads. Since then, the information portal has been made available for specific periods of time, as occasion demands.

Link to BKA information portal

BKA 2.0 - The Social Media Team takes up its work and the new BKA website goes online

The BKA's Social Media Team starts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Moreover, the BKA website is substantially revised and offers a responsive design for mobile handsets (as of 1 August 2016). Interested users now have access to a comprehensive and up-to-date range of information, which gives an insight into issues of security, crime control and the work of the BKA and offers possibilities for interactive participation and communication through Social Media.

Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube

Re-organisation of the BKA

International terrorism, organised crime, cybercrime and rapid technological developments as well as demographic changes are just some of the issues posing new challenges to the BKA. In order to meet such challenges, the BKA was restructured to the effect that clear-cut strategies now facilitate an even better use of resources and work processes can be sped up further.

Organisation Chart

Presentation of the "Police 2020" Initiative

On the occasion of the BKA Autumn Conference, Mr. Thomas de MAIZIÈRE, Federal Minister of the Interior, and Mr. Holger MÜNCH, BKA President, presented the initiative entitled "Police 2020". This initiative aims to further improve the information management of the German police, also in a European law enforcement context, and to put the existing information systems on a new basis in order to create optimum conditions for policing at Federal and Länder level. At the same time, this modernisation is an essential prerequisite for the technological implementation of the data protection provisions laid down in the new BKA Act.

Speeches held at the BKA Autumn Conference 2016

Formal opening of the new case and exhibit management unit "VAST"

The BKA inaugurates part of its new forensic science location. The new VAST will be the centre-piece of the forensic science location established for all forensics units of the BKA. As a Single Point of Contact, the VAST will be the new "face" of all BKA forensic science units at national and international level. Among other things, new laboratories are available for an initial assessment of exhibits, making it possible to transmit images to the adjacent conference room by means of special video transmission technology and thus enabling other persons to view the exhibits without being in direct contact with them.

Details about VAST (only german version!)

Tasks assigned to the passenger information unit "PIU"

The BKA takes on a new operational function assigned to it by law: the creation and start-up of a new German passenger information unit ("PIU"). In future, the details of all passengers arriving at or departing from all German airports on commercial flights (including intra-Schengen flights, excluding domestic flights) will be processed pursuant to the Passenger Name Record Act for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.

Details about PIU (only german version!)

First recruitment of cybercrime investigators

For an effective and efficient crime control in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), the BKA employed seven cybercrime investigators as part of a pilot project for the first time. IT experts with corresponding bachelor's degrees, recruited from outside the BKA, are trained as police officers who can then combine the required cyber know-how with criminalistic capabilities.The tasks performed by cybercrime investigators include the whole range of autonomous criminal case handling in the BKA's specialist divisions, such asclearing up hacking attacks,internet fraud and other computer offences,forensic identification and analysis of digital traces,investigations regarding organised criminals or terrorists, andevaluation and analysis of information.Further information on the job profile of a cybercrime investigator

Establishment of the new "Islamist Terrorism/Extremism" Division

The BKA launched its "Islamist Terrorism/Extremism" Division (TE) on 01/11/2019 and thereby took another important step towards expanding its operational, analytical and support capabilities with the aim of reinforcing the fight against Islamist terrorism together with the other security agencies at Federal and Länder level.