At the end of the Dominion War, inadequate intelligence of the major powers in the galaxy became a growing concern to StarFleet Command. There had been speculations that the recent war could have ended sooner or even avoided at all if the Federation's intelligence gathering had been more intensive and efficient. To resolve this concern, StarFleet Intelligence began to establish a network of intelligence installations throughout sectors of the Federation. These sector intelligences self-sufficient, they are able to operate without the Starfleet Intelligence's direct leading. Nevertheless, they are still accountable Starfleet Intelligence Command and Starfleet Command.
The Sector 118 intelligence headquarters are located at StarBase 118 on one of its tower structures. Consequently, it was dubbed "Black Tower" by its early agents.
