The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service was first formed in 1992 under the name Information Agency of the Government Office of the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi Riigikantselei Teabeteenistus).

"[6] On 16 February 2022, Director General Marran stated that the extended presence of Russian soldiers in Belarus surrounding Ukraine would "reduce preparation time for an attack against the Baltics.

[9] The stated mission of the Foreign Intelligence Service is to ensure Estonia’s national security and to maintain constitutional order through non-military preventative measures.

The Committee is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Foreign Intelligence Service to ensure compliance with the Estonian Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as with the procedure for registration and disclosure of persons who have served in or co-operated with security organizations or intelligence or counterintelligence organizations of armed forces of states which have occupied Estonia.

[14] The current members of the Security Authorities Surveillance Select Committee are Krista Aru, Uno Kaskpeit, Martin Kukk, Erki Savisaar, Ken-Marti Vaher and Hardi Volmer.