Malaysia Office of the Chief Government Security Officer
Malaysia Office of the Chief Government Security Officer (CGSO; Malay: Pejabat Ketua Pegawai Keselamatan Kerajaan Malaysia) is a unit under the Prime Minister's Department of the Malaysian federal government. CGSO is responsible for overseeing the security of the Malaysian Prime Minister and his immediate family, as well as the official residences of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. The CGSO is also responsible for ensuring the security of other high-level government officials and visiting dignitaries. CGSO also provides 'security clearance' to ensure that members of extremist groups do not become members of the civil service.
| Malaysia Office of the Chief Government Security Officer | |
|---|---|
 Government of Malaysia | |
| Abbreviation | CGSO |
| Motto | Lindungi Aset Negara ("Protect National Assets") |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1957 |
| Employees | 379 (2018) |
| Annual budget | MYR 23,672,100 (2018) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Malaysia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Malaysia |
| Primary governing body | Government of Malaysia |
| Secondary governing body | Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia) |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Perdana Putra |
| Website | |
| www.cgso.gov.my | |
History
The Chief Government Security Officer was appointed to be responsible to the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department through the terms of reference of the Government Security Officer dated 15 June 1957 and "Confidential General Circular No. 1, of 1958, Government Security Officer, Federation of Malaya".
The main task of this position is to provide security advisory services to State Governments, Ministries, Departments and government agencies with the aim of helping to maintain the level of physical security, document security and personnel security in all government agencies set by the government from time to time to protect against espionage and sabotage and from unauthorized information leakage from all Government Departments and agencies.
This office was moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs when the ministry was established in the early 1960s. This office has once again moved back to the Prime Minister's Department from January 1, 1977 until now to re-execute duties and responsibilities related to protection security as set.
Functions
- Develop policies to manage protection security and address threats of sabotage that may affect the functionality of the government and national interests.
- Promote awareness and encourage a culture of safeguarding.
- Enforce compliance with the Official Secrets Act 1972 and the Safety Directive (Revised and Amended 2017).
- Ensure compliance with ICT Protection Security in accordance with the Security Directive (Revision and Amendment 2017) and relevant regulations.
- Ensure compliance with ICT Protection Security in accordance with the Security Directive (Revision and Amendment 2017) and relevant regulations.
- Manage personal security policies for public officials and private parties related to protecting assets and important national targets.