Since the end of World War II, Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times: in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control.

The agency as provided by Article 6 of Law 124/2007, has the task of researching and developing all the necessary information to defend the independence, integrity and security of Italy from threats from abroad, including the implementation of international agreements.

In this case, the rule requires that the operations in the country are only to be done in collaboration with the AISI and the director-general of the DIS shall ensure the necessary forms of coordination and linkage information in order to avoid overlapping of functions or territory.

Law 124/2007 provides that AISE responds to the president of the Council of Ministers, as the authority entrusted with senior management and overall responsibility for information policy for Italian security.

It reports directly to the president of the Council of Ministers in cases of urgency, or where other special circumstances so require, informing the director-general of the DIS without delay.