diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/page.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/page.tsx
index 71f2caa..91ec18a 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import config from "@payload-config";
 import { getPayload } from "payload";
+import { headers as nextHeaders } from "next/headers";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import type { Campaign, Mission, Faction } from "@/payload-types";
+import { hasIntelligenceQualification } from "@/utils/access-control/hasIntelligenceQualification";
 import { CrosshairIcon, ArrowRightIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   Item,
@@ -18,6 +21,12 @@ export const metadata = {
 
 export default async function IntelligenceOverviewPage() {
   const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+  const headers = await nextHeaders();
+  const { user } = await payload.auth({ headers, canSetHeaders: false });
+
+  if (!user || !(await hasIntelligenceQualification(payload, user))) {
+    redirect("/");
+  }
 
   const [campaignsRes, factionsRes] = await Promise.all([
     payload
diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/page.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/page.tsx
index 12f3fff..59bc4d0 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/page.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getPayload } from "payload";
 import { headers as nextHeaders } from "next/headers";
 import type { User, Rank, Media, Assignment, Campaign, Map, GameStructure } from "@/payload-types";
 import { resolveLevel } from "@/utils/xp/resolveLevel";
+import { hasIntelligenceQualification } from "@/utils/access-control/hasIntelligenceQualification";
 import { ProfileSummary } from "@/components/frontend/dashboard/ProfileSummary";
 import { MissionBriefing } from "@/components/frontend/dashboard/MissionBriefing";
 import { RecentEvents } from "@/components/frontend/dashboard/RecentEvents";
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
 
   const userId = user.id;
 
+  const hasIntelligence = await hasIntelligenceQualification(payload, user).catch(() => false);
+
   const [profileRes, experienceRes, assignmentRes] = await Promise.all([
     payload.find({
       collection: "profiles",
@@ -229,8 +232,8 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
 
         {/* ── Right Sidebar (1/3) ─────────────────────────── */}
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-          <UpcomingMissions missions={upcomingMissions} />
-          <ActiveCampaigns campaigns={activeCampaigns} />
+          {hasIntelligence && <UpcomingMissions missions={upcomingMissions} />}
+          {hasIntelligence && <ActiveCampaigns campaigns={activeCampaigns} />}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/utils/access-control/hasIntelligenceQualification.ts b/src/utils/access-control/hasIntelligenceQualification.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e27965c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/access-control/hasIntelligenceQualification.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type { Payload } from "payload";
+
+export async function hasIntelligenceQualification(
+  payload: Payload,
+  user: { id: number | string; roles?: unknown } | null | undefined,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!user) return false;
+
+  const roles = user.roles as string[] | undefined;
+  if (roles?.includes("developer") || roles?.includes("admin")) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const profile = (await payload.find({
+    collection: "profiles",
+    where: { user: { equals: user.id as number } },
+    depth: 4,
+    limit: 1,
+  })) as unknown as { docs: Array<any> };
+
+  const userProfile = profile.docs[0];
+
+  if (!userProfile || !userProfile.progression || !userProfile.progression.qualifications) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return userProfile.progression.qualifications.some((qualification: any) => {
+    return typeof qualification === "string"
+      ? qualification.toLowerCase() === "intelligence"
+      : qualification?.name?.toLowerCase() === "intelligence";
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/access-control/hasLogisticsQualification.ts b/src/utils/access-control/hasLogisticsQualification.ts
index ddb4006..410dc9e 100644
--- a/src/utils/access-control/hasLogisticsQualification.ts
+++ b/src/utils/access-control/hasLogisticsQualification.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export async function hasLogisticsQualification(
   payload: Payload,
   user: { id: number | string; roles?: unknown } | null | undefined,
 ): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!user) return false;
+
   const roles = user.roles as string[] | undefined;
   if (roles?.includes("developer") || roles?.includes("admin")) {
     return true;
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export async function hasLogisticsQualification(
 
   const profileRes = await payload.find({
     collection: "profiles",
-    where: { user: { equals: user.id } },
+    where: { user: { equals: user.id as number } },
     limit: 1,
     depth: 1,
     select: {