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Office of the Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer

ADNI/CIO IC CIO
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Agency overview
Formed	August 7, 2008
Jurisdiction	Federal Government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Agency executive	Adele J. Merritt, Chief Information Officer
Parent agency	Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Child agencies	Intelligence Community Enterprise Architecture (ICEA) Intelligence Community Enterprise Solutions (ICES) Intelligence Community Information Assurance (ICIA)
Key document	ICD 500
Website	www.odni.gov

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 for the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The IC CIO reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). As of January 24, 2022, Dr. Adele Merritt has assumed duties as the IC Chief Information Officer.

Mission

The IC CIO has four primary areas of responsibility:

• Manage activities relating to the information technology 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 ICD 500 superseded Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 1/6, "The Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer."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
John Sherman September 11, 2017 – January 20, 2021
Michael Waschull (acting)January 20, 2021 – January 23, 2022
Dr. Adele J. Merritt January 24, 2022 – present

References

1. ^ "DNI Haines Welcomes Dr. Adele J. Merritt as IC Chief Information Officer". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
2. ^ McConnell, Mike. "Intelligence Community Directive Number 500" (PDF). ODNI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. Tenet, George J. "Director of Central Intelligence Directive 1/6". fas.org. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PN841 - Nomination of Dale W. Meyerrose for Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". www.congress.gov. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. Bain, Ben (10 October 2008). "Bush to name ODNI acting CIO -". FCW. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. "PN326 - Nomination of Priscilla E. Guthrie for Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". www.congress.gov. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. Weigelt, Matthew (17 November 2010). "Priscilla Guthrie to leave CIO job at ODNI, report says -". FCW. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. "DNI Statement on the Retirement of Al Tarasiuk, IC Chief Information Officer". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
9. "DNI Clapper Statement on President Obama's Intent to Appoint the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links

• CIA CIO To Head IT For Intelligence Community
• Intelligence Community Directive 500: Director of National Intelligence Chief Information Officer
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• US Intelligence Community
• An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community

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