Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§3334r Designation of a chief technology officer within certain elements of the intelligence community
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES › § 3334r
Summary
Each head of six intelligence agencies must pick a senior official to be that agency’s chief technology officer. The six are CIA, DIA, FBI, NGA, NSA, and NRO. The CTO must help find and adopt technology for mission needs and cannot also serve as chief information officer, chief data officer, or principal science officer.
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Title 50, §3334r
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(a)The head of each covered element of the intelligence community shall designate a senior official to serve as the chief technology officer of such element.
(b)For purposes of this section, the covered elements of the intelligence community are the following:
(1)The Central Intelligence Agency.
(2)The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(3)The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(4)The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(5)The National Security Agency.
(6)The National Reconnaissance Office.
(c)The chief technology officer of each covered element of the intelligence community shall be responsible for assisting the head of such element in the identification and adoption of technology to advance mission needs.
(d)Any chief technology officer designated pursuant to subsection (a) may not concurrently serve as the chief information officer, the chief data officer, or the principal science officer of any element of the intelligence community.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions For definition of “intelligence community” as used in this section, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.
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50 U.S.C. § 3334r
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73