institutions, federal unitary enterprises Academy of the Federal Security Service of Russia (Oryol) Public Relations Center One of the FSO units is the Kremlin Regiment. A more recent addition to the FSO infrastructure is the Special Communications Service of Russia (Spetsviaz) which was incorporated as a structural sub unit on August 7, 2004. History of the federal protective services Special department by VChK College Special department of GPU Special department by OGPU College – Dec 1929 5th department (special safeguard) of Operod, SOU OGPU, Jan 1930 – Mar 1931 5th department (special safeguard) of Operod, SOU OGPU, Mar–Jun 1931 4th department of Operod, OGPU, Jun 1931 Operod of OGPU Operative division (Operod) of GUGB NKVD USSR, Jul 1934 – Nov 1936 Division of safeguard by GUGB NKVD USSR, Dec 1936 – Jun 1938 Department of Moscow Kremlin's commandant, NKVD USSR 1st division of 1st Department by NKVD USSR, Jun–Sep 1938 1st division of GUGB 1st division of NKGB Department of Moscow Kremlin's commandant, NKGB USSR 1st division of NKVD Department of Moscow Kremlin's commandant, NKVD USSR Sixth department of NKGB USSR, Apr 1943 – Mar 1946 Department of Moscow Kremlin's commandant, NKGB USSR Sixth department of MGB USSR, Mar–Apr 1946 Department of safeguard No. 1, MGB, Apr–Dec 1946 Department of safeguard No. 2, MGB, Apr–Dec 1946 Department of Moscow Kremlin's commandant, MGB USSR, Dec 1946 Headquarters of safeguard, MGB USSR, Dec 1946 – May 1952 Department of safeguard, MGB, May 1952 Ninth department of MVD USSR, Mar 1953 – Mar 1954 Tenth department of MVD USSR, Mar 1953 – Mar 1954 Ninth department of KGB by SM USSR, Mar 1954 – Tenth department of KGB by SM USSR, Mar 1954 – Fifteenth department of KGB by SM USSR Ninth department of KGB USSR Fifteenth department of KGB USSR Service of safeguard, KGB USSR Department of safeguard by USSR President Main Administration of Protection (GUO – Glavnoye Upravlenie Okhrani) (1992–1996) Federal Protective Service (FSO) (1996–today) List of leaders Heads of the GUO/Directors of the FSO Vladimir Redkoborody (1991 – June 1992) Mikhail Barsukov (12 June 1992 – 24 July 1995) Yuri Krapivin (24 July 1995 – 18 May 2000) Yevgeny Murov (18 May 2000 – 26 May 2016) General Dmitry Kochnev (since 26 May 2016) Deputy Directors of the FSO Oleg Klimentyev (First Deputy Director since 2015) Vladimir Belanovsky – Head of the Services of Special Communications and Information Alexey Rubezhnoy