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Brief description
The Scientific and Technical Service is a branch of the Federal Security Service (FSB). It provides technical support for operations. It is comprised of three main entities: the Directorate of Orders and Deliveries of Weapons and Military and Special Equipment; the Directorate of Operational Technical Measures; and the Research Institute of Information Technologies (Soldatov and Borogan, 2010).