ITB Timeline

Timeline of the Office of the Chief Information Officer/Information and Technology Branch

Fiscal Years 2001-2012

2001

• September 11: Terror attacks against the U.S. in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, PA.
• November 1:  Congress approved establishment of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO); Director named Bob Dies as Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO).

2002

• 	Darwin John
  	Zalmai Azmi

  July 2: Director named Darwin John as CIO.

2003

• May 3: Director named Wilson Lowery as Acting CIO.
• December 3: Director named Zalmai Azmi as Acting CIO

2004

• May 4: Director named Zalmai Azmi as CIO
• June 4: IT Services Division, Office of Program Management, and Office of IT Policy and Planning established.
• July 4: Information Resources Division renamed IT Operations Division
• July 4: Congress approved reorganization of the OCIO

2005

• May 5:  First Deputy Chief Information Officer established
• September 5: IT Utilities placed under CIO

2006

• July 6: OCIO designated as an FBI branch.

2007

• January 7: Second DCIO established
• August 7: Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer established
• September 7: Attorney General approved name change to Information and Technology Branch (ITB) and CIO to Executive Assistant Director

2008

• 	Chad Fulgham

  March 8: Congress approved ITB name change.
• April 8: Director announced ITB name change.
• December 8: Director named Chad Fulgham as CIO.

2009

• July 31: Formulated the Information Technology Strategic Plan, FY 2010-2015.

2010

• May 10: Congress approved reorganization of ITB.

2012

• August 22: Director named Jerome Pender CIO.