It is sometimes claimed that the United Federation of Planets is run from behind the scenes by a secret organization known as "Section 31". How much truth is there to these claims?

by Logic_Nuke

The Cardassian Obsidian Order and the Romulan Tal Shiar are well-known, but how much reason is there to believe the UFP maintains a similar intelligence agency?

NotATurdBurgler

It has long been known that one of the Chiefs of Staff for the Federation Starfleet is the head of Section 31, but there is a lot of controversy as to which member.