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{{Short description|U.S. government position}}
{{Infobox US Cabinet
| post = Chief Information Officer<br>of the United States
| insignia = US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal.svg
| image = Clare Martorana, OMB Federal CIO.png
| incumbent = Clare Martorana
| first = [[Vivek Kundra]]
| incumbentsince = March 9, 2021
}}

The federal '''[[Chief Information Officer]] of the [[United States]]''', also known as the United States Chief Information Officer,<ref>See byline: Tony Scott [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/07/31/strengthening-enhancing-federal-cybersecurity-21st-century Strengthening & Enhancing Federal Cybersecurity for the 21st Century]. July 31, 2015, at whitehouse.gov</ref> is the administrator of the [[Office of E-Government & Information Technology|Office of Electronic Government]], or the Office of the Federal CIO (OFCIO),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/management/egov/|publisher=whitehouse.gov|title=OFCIO Website|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> which is part of the [[Office of Management and Budget]].  The [[President of the United States|President]] appoints the Federal CIO. The appointee does not require [[United States Senate|Senate]] confirmation. It was created by the [[E-Government Act of 2002]].<ref name=EGovtAct>[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ347/html/PLAW-107publ347.htm "E-Government Act 2002"]</ref>

The US CIO oversees federal technology spending, federal IT policy, and strategic planning of all federal IT investments. The CIO is charged with establishing a government-wide [[enterprise architecture]] that ensures system interoperability, [[information sharing]], and maintains effective [[information security]] and privacy controls across the federal government. The US CIO also disseminates information regarding the [[FedRAMP|Federal Risk Management Program FedRAMP]], for cloud services to Federal CIOs and other representatives through cross-agency communications and events.

Clare Martorana is the incumbent CIO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cio.gov/about/members-and-leadership/|publisher=cio.gov|title=CIO.gov Leadership|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>