Honored Officer of the Security Agencies (Russia)

Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation
Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation
	Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation
Type	Honorary title
Presented by	Russian Federation
Eligibility	Employees of security agencies
Status	Active
Established	28 May 1997
First award	1997

Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation is an honorary title included in the system of state awards of the Russian Federation.

Grounds for award

The title "Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation" is awarded to highly professional employees for personal merit in:

Strengthening the security of the country, maintaining the constitutional order and rule of law in Russia;
Timely prevention of unlawful actions by terrorist and extremist organizations;
Protecting the rights and freedoms of individuals and citizens while adhering to the principles of universal equality before the law;
Combating crime and corruption;
Protecting the state border of the Russian Federation;
Training qualified personnel for the federal security service agencies.

As a rule, the honorary title "Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation" is awarded no earlier than 20 years in calendar years from the start of service in the federal security service agencies, and provided that the person nominated for the award has departmental awards (incentives) from the federal government body.

Procedure for awarding

Honorary titles of the Russian Federation are awarded by decrees of the President of the Russian Federation based on submissions made to him as a result of reviewing the petition for awarding and the proposal of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for State Awards.

History of the title

The honorary title "Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation" was established by Decree of the President of Russia No. 530 of 28 May 1997, "On Amendments to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 30, 1995 No. 1341 "On the Establishment of Honorary Titles of the Russian Federation, Approval of Regulations on Honorary Titles and Descriptions of the Badge for Honorary Titles of the Russian Federation""^[1].

By the same decree, the initial Regulations on the honorary title were approved, which stated:

The honorary title "Honored Employee of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation" is awarded to military personnel of the federal security service agencies for merit in strengthening the security of the country and having served in the military for 15 years or more in calendar years.

In its current form, the Regulations on the honorary title were approved by Decree of the President of Russia No. 1099 of 7 September 2010, "On Measures to Improve the State Awards System of the Russian Federation".^[2]

Breast badge

The breast badge has a uniform shape for honorary titles of the Russian Federation and is made of silver, 40 mm high and 30 mm wide. It is in the shape of an oval wreath formed by laurel and oak branches. The crossed ends of the branches are tied with a ribbon at the bottom. At the top of the wreath is the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation. On the obverse, in the central part, a cartouche is superimposed on the wreath with the inscription – the name of the honorary title.

On the reverse side, there is a pin for attaching the breast badge to clothing. The breast badge is worn on the right side of the chest.

References

Reading list

Shchegolev, K.A. (2009). Modern Awards of Russia. Traditions and Continuity. History of Awards. M.: Veche. pp. 367–368. ISBN 978-5-9533-3696-3.
Vinokurov, V. A. (2012). The System of State Awards of the Russian Federation: History, Modernity and Development Prospects. M.: Delo. p. 243. ISBN 978-5-7749-0725-0.
Goncharov, A. I. (2010). The Award System of the Russian Federation. M.: Posev. p. 254.

[1] "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 28, 1997 No. 530 "On Amendments to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 30, 1995 No. 1341 "On the Establishment of Honorary Titles of the Russian Federation, Approval of Regulations on Honorary Titles and Descriptions of the Badge for Honorary Titles of the Russian Federation""". Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[2] Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No. 1099 "On Measures to Improve the State Awards System of the Russian Federation" Archived 12 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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