In the United States the Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer (Intelligence Community CIO, ADNI/CIO or IC CIO) is charged with directing and managing activities relating to

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

for the Intelligence Community (IC) and the

Office of the Director of National Intelligence The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Comm ...

(

ODNI The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Commu ...

). The IC CIO reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence ( DNI). As of January 20, 2021 Michael Waschull has been named as Acting IC Chief Information Officer.

Mission

The IC CIO has four primary areas of responsibility: *Manage activities relating to the

infrastructure and enterprise architecture of the Intelligence Community; *Exercise procurement approval authority over all information technology items related to the enterprise architecture of all Intelligence Community components; *Direct and manage all information technology-related procurement for the Intelligence Community; and *Ensure all expenditures for information technology and research and development activities are consistent with the Intelligence Community enterprise architecture and the strategy of the Director for such architecture.

History

The Office of the IC CIO was established by Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 500, "Director of National Intelligence Chief Information Officer," effective August 7, 2008. ICD 500 superseded

Director of Central Intelligence Directive A Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) is a policy and guidance document issued by the Director of Central Intelligence that provides guidance and direction to members of the United States Intelligence Community. Many DCIDs have been s ...

( DCID) 1/6, "The Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer."

List of Associate Directors of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officers

Dale Meyerrose December 21, 2005 – September 2008
Patrick Gorman (acting) October 2008 – January 20, 2009
Priscilla Guthrie May 26, 2009 – November 19, 2010
Charlene Leubecker (acting) November 19, 2010 – February 2011
Al Tarasiuk February 2011 – April 28, 2015
Dr. Raymond "Ray" Cook July 23, 2015 – January 20, 2017
Jennifer Kron (acting) January 20, 2017 – September 11, 2017

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September 11, 2017 – January 20, 2021
Michael Waschull (acting) January 20, 2021 – January 23, 2022
Dr. Adele J. Merritt January 24, 2022 – ''present''

References

External links

CIA CIO To Head IT For Intelligence CommunityIntelligence Community Directive 500: Director of National Intelligence Chief Information OfficerOffice of the Director of National IntelligenceUS Intelligence CommunityAn Overview of the United States Intelligence Community
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