The State Security and Defense Council (Dundorfian: Staatssicherheit und Verteidigungsrat) formerly the Federal Security and Defense Council (Dorvish: Föderalen Sicherheit und Verteidigungsrat) and previously before that the Committee on Federal Security (Dorvish: Komitee für Föderal Sicherheit, KFS) is a consultative body of the Dorvish President that assists the President's decisions on security and defense policy. Though the committee yields no legal power, the President can issues directives to the respective ministries and agencies to do what is necessary to protect the nation. The committee is lead by the President but headed by the State Secretary for the State Security and Defense Council.