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> The interior ministry spokesman defended the government's decision, saying "basically we now have the skills in an area where we did not have this kind of skill." The program was already endorsed by members of the government in autumn 2015, the ministry said.

By this do they mean they've only now just found and hired someone that can build this program? Is that what they mean by "skill"?

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I think they used the German word "Fähigkeit" which better translates to something like ability (of an intelligence service).

"capability" would probably be the best translation of "Fähigkeit"

Ah, yes thanks, that was the word I was looking for. This is the closest translation which covers the meaning in this context.

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