Stockholm (KTN) — Valkyrian Special Services Commander Kara Beckett has been selected by the SIEGE Oversight Council (SOC) to become the director of the Strategic Intervention, Emergency Guard, and Enforcement (SIEGE) Component. Until recently, Beckett had lived in obscurity as an operative in the Valkyrian Republic Special Operations Group (VRSOG), Valkyria's most elite and secretive military unit. To become the director of SIEGE, Beckett's identity was declassified and made public, which effectively ended her service in the VRSOG. The director-designate is the first person to be revealed as a member of the elite special operations unit. While her identity has become public knowledge, the clandestine operations that Beckett has participated in will still remain a government secret.

The formation of SIEGE has been a controversial issue with opposition parties arguing that the agency will be used to promote authoritarianism within and beyond Valkyria. After the passage of the Expansion of Security Powers Act 2019, the bill that formed the agency, Opposition Leader Avianna Aldridge accused the government of "initiating a fear campaign with SIEGE at its helm". A legislative aide from the Labor Party stated that most of the party leadership is unwilling to comment on the appointment of Beckett as the director of SIEGE because she is "an unknown quantity". Shadow Defence Secretary Julia Burns, who was once a member of the Neptune Group naval special operations unit, spoke in Parliament on the appointment, "We hope that the director of SIEGE will be forthcoming and transparent during her leadership. Ms. Beckett will no longer operate under military secrecy."

While most members of the opposition have either been quiet or disapproving of the appointment, Socialist deputy leader Steve Bennett said that he was confident that Beckett would "lead honourably". Bennett, who serves in the Valkyrian military reserve as a captain in Neptune Group, said that he served alongside Beckett in the Great War of 2014 and stated that he believes that SIEGE will be "in good hands". The declassified documents pertaining to Beckett show that, before 2016, she served in Neptune Group as a lieutenant commander, giving credibility to Bennett's claims. The SOC, which consists of Foreign Secretary Bradley Murphy; Home Secretary Nicole Chancellor; and Defence Secretary Elena Haig; issued a joint statement in which they said that Beckett is "more than qualified to lead the security services to ensure a safer and more secure Valkyria".