Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer

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 ICD 500 superseded Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 1/6, "The Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer."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