The Confederate Military Intelligence Agency (CMIA), commonly called Military Intelligence or MI, was the military intelligence agency of the Black Star Confederacy. It employed over 30,000 Confederate military and civilian employees galaxywide. The CMIA was responsible for collecting intelligence for the entirety of the Confederate Defence Force. The CMIA provided military intelligence to troops, defence policy-makers and force planners within the Defence Council and the Armed Forces Command, in support of Confederate military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition. The CMIA was established in 25 BBY as a result of increased pirate activity. The military intelligence department of Confederate Security, Department F, was split from ConSec and established as an independent a