DNI Issues Directive on IC Chief Information Officer
The Director of National Intelligence last week issued a new directive (pdf) defining the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the U.S. intelligence community (IC).
The CIO will be responsible for “developing, maintaining, and facilitating the implementation of a sound and integrated information technology architecture for the IC” and will also “oversee IC information security policies.”
See Intelligence Community Directive 500, “Chief Information Officer,” August 7, 2008.
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