There are three:
Bundesnachrichtendienst
Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
Militärischer Abschirmdienst
German spy = Deutscher Spion.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
spy means spion in German
I would think that it is self explanatory. A spy agency is an agency that is engaged in spying.
The maritime spy group of the United States is called the Office of Naval Intelligence. Established in 1882, the ONI is the oldest intelligence agency in the United States.
that was called the Stasi
A spy gets paid by the people or agency that wants the information the spy is looking for. If it's a government agency, then the tax payers are paying the spy's salary. If it is an industrial spy looking for a company's secrets, then the corporation that hired the spy will pay the bill.
The primary 'spy organization' for the United States is the Central Intelligence Agency, although new agencies are slowly taking on tasks relating to this.
a retired German spy
The world's largest spy agency is the CIA which which gathers intelligence information about foreign governments.
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The population of German Finance Agency is 2,010.