Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer
Encyclopedia
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
). The position is currently vacant following the resignation of Priscilla Guthrie
on November 19, 2010.
(DCID) 1/6, "The Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer."
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
for the Intelligence Community
Intelligence community
Intelligence community may refer to* Bangladeshi intelligence community* Croatian intelligence community * Israeli intelligence community* Italian intelligence community, see SISMI...
(IC
Ic
IC, ic, or i.c. may stand for:In computing and technology:* .ic.gov, a second-level domain name administered by the US Government for members of the intelligence community* Integrated circuit* Initial condition...
) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The IC CIO reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI
DNI
DNI may stand for:* Director of National Intelligence, a U.S. cabinet-level official* Director of Naval Intelligence * Direct neural interface, a brain-computer interface* Do Not Intubate, an alternate term for "do not resuscitate"...
). The position is currently vacant following the resignation of Priscilla Guthrie
Priscilla Guthrie
Priscilla Guthrie joined the ODNI as the IC Chief Information Officer on May 26, 2009. She was previously Director of the Information Technology and Systems Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development...
on November 19, 2010.
Mission
The IC CIO has four primary areas of responsibility:- Manage activities relating to the information technologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
infrastructure and enterprise architectureEnterprise architectureAn enterprise architecture is a rigorous description of the structure of an enterprise, which comprises enterprise components , the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them...
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 DirectiveDirector of Central Intelligence Directive
A Director of Central Intelligence Directive is a policy and guidance document issued by the Director of Central Intelligence that provides guidance and direction to members of the US Intelligence Community. Many DCIDs have been superseded or modified by Intelligence Community Directives issued...
(DCID) 1/6, "The Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer."