Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States

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chief information officer role federal government position

The Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States is the government’s top IT and digital services official, responsible for overseeing federal information technology policy, cybersecurity, and modernization across federal agencies.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Chief Information Officer	3
Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States canonical	2
Federal CIO	1
Office of Management and Budget Chief Information Officer	1
U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer	1
federal Chief Information Officer of the United States	1
federal Chief Information Officers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828599 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States
Context triple: [Office of E-Government and Information Technology, hasHead, Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States]

A. Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community
The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating information technology, cybersecurity, and information-sharing capabilities across the U.S. Intelligence Community.
B. Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
The Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating intelligence activities across DHS to support national security and homeland protection efforts.
C. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
D. Chief Financial Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The Chief Financial Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is the senior executive responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing the budget and financial resources of the U.S. intelligence community under the Director of National Intelligence.
E. Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence is the U.S. government official who leads and coordinates the entire intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the President and National Security Council.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States
Target entity description: The Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States is the government’s top IT and digital services official, responsible for overseeing federal information technology policy, cybersecurity, and modernization across federal agencies.

A. Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community
The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating information technology, cybersecurity, and information-sharing capabilities across the U.S. Intelligence Community.
B. Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
The Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating intelligence activities across DHS to support national security and homeland protection efforts.
C. Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s information technology strategy, systems, cybersecurity, and data management to support its mission and operations.
D. Chief Financial Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The Chief Financial Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is the senior executive responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing the budget and financial resources of the U.S. intelligence community under the Director of National Intelligence.
E. Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence is the U.S. government official who leads and coordinates the entire intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the President and National Security Council.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief information officer role ⓘ federal government position ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Federal CIO ⓘ linked to: Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer ⓘ linked to: Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	Senate confirmation ⓘ
chairs	Chief Information Officers Council ⓘ linked to: Chief Information Officers Council of the United States
collaboratesWith	Chief Information Officers Council ⓘ linked to: Chief Information Officers Council of the United States Federal Chief Information Security Officer ⓘ General Services Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. General Services Administration U.S. Digital Service ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdTo	enhance accountability for federal IT spending ⓘ improve management of federal information technology resources ⓘ provide centralized leadership on federal IT policy ⓘ
goal	improve digital services for the public ⓘ modernize legacy federal IT systems ⓘ reduce duplication of federal IT systems ⓘ strengthen cybersecurity across federal agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 ⓘ E-Government Act of 2002 ⓘ Federal Information Security Modernization Act ⓘ linked to: Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act ⓘ
notResponsibleFor	Department of Defense IT policy ⓘ state and local government IT policy ⓘ
officeType	information technology leadership ⓘ
oversees	Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer ⓘ
partOf	Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
policyScope	civilian federal agencies ⓘ
publishes	federal IT policy memoranda ⓘ guidance on federal cybersecurity practices ⓘ
reportsTo	Director of the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ linked to: Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level)
responsibleFor	coordination of federal digital services initiatives ⓘ federal IT capital planning guidance ⓘ federal IT modernization strategy ⓘ federal IT workforce policy guidance ⓘ federal cloud computing strategy ⓘ federal cybersecurity policy ⓘ federal data center optimization policy ⓘ federal enterprise architecture policy ⓘ federal identity, credential, and access management policy ⓘ federal information security oversight ⓘ federal information technology policy ⓘ implementation of government-wide IT management reforms ⓘ improving federal IT acquisition practices ⓘ oversight of federal IT investments ⓘ promoting shared services for federal IT ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of E-Government and Information Technology → hasHead → Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States ⓘ

Chief Information Officers Council of the United States → worksWith → Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States ⓘ

Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States → alsoKnownAs → Federal CIO ⓘ