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Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer, Department of State
Responsibility
Management Scope

In fiscal 2023, the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology had a budget of $335.5 million and a total of 545 positions, including 410 American civil servants and 135 domestic foreign servants. The chief information officer had 8 direct staff and $5.94 million in appropriated funds.2

Primary Responsibilities
  • Oversees the department’s information communications technology capabilities and operations, encompassing IT policy, planning, programming, budget formulation/execution, acquisition, architecture, cybersecurity workforce, strategy, software and application development.
  • Ensures compliance with IT strategic planning, workforce, budget, investment management and information security statutory requirements.
  • Responsible for mandated compliance reporting to the secretary of state, the undersecretary for management, department senior officials, the Office of Management and Budget and others as required by statutory requirements, including federal enterprise architecture and e-government objectives.
  • Represents the department in federal forums including the CIO Council, with members and staffs of congressional committees, OMB and other organizations having information communications technology and diplomatic technology oversight or impact in coordination with affected department elements.
  • Serves as the principal adviser to the secretary of state, the undersecretary for management and other senior officials on policies and programs that facilitate and strengthen the communication systems and technology resources in compliance with strategic department missions.
  • Chairs the agency’s strategic IT governing board and ensures the bureau’s participation in the department’s Category Management Council chaired by the procurement executive in the Bureau of Administration.
  • Fulfills the responsibilities of the chief information officer pursuant to subtitle III of the Clinger-Cohen Act, 40 U.S.C. Subtitle III, Chapter 35 of 44 U.S.C., the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) (Public Law 113-283), the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), and other applicable law, regulations and directives.3
Strategic Goals and Priorities
Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.
Requirements
  • Demonstrated professional experience in IT and cybersecurity, preferably at a senior level.
  • Professional experience in strategic resourcing and acquisition is a plus.
Competencies
  • Ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders across the federal government.
  • Strong leader and responsive strategic planner.
  • Ability to balance numerous priorities and facilitate clear and effective decision-making.
Past Appointments
  • Dr. Kelly Fletcher (2022 to present): Principal deputy chief information officer, Department of Defense; principal director for Resources and Analysis, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; deputy director for Program Analysis and Evaluation Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security.4
  • Stuart M. McGuigan (2019 to 2021): Chief information officer, Johnson & Johnson; senior vice president and chief information officer, CVS Caremark Corporation; senior vice president and chief information officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.5
  • Keith A. Jones (2021 to 2022): President and chief executive officer, The Edgewater Group, LLC; deputy chief information officer, Office of Information Technology, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; deputy executive director, Information Technology Services Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security.6
AGENCY

Department of State

Mission: The Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of U.S. diplomacy and the secretary of state is the president’s principal foreign policy advisor.

COMPENSATION

Level IV $176,300 (5 U.S.C § 5315)1

REPORTS TO

Secretary of State, Undersecretary for Management

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Footnote
  1. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/22Tables/exec/html/EX.aspx
  2. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FY-2025-CBJ-A-1.pdf
  3. https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0270.html
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Also referred to as the Bureau of Information Resource Management.
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