Zalmai Azmi was assigned as Chief Information Officer for the FBI early in 2004, following six months in an acting capacity. In this position, Mr. Azmi is responsible for the FBI's overall information technology efforts, including developing the FBI's IT strategic plan and operating budget, developing and maintaining the FBI's technology assets, and providing technical direction for the reengineering of FBI business processes.
In pursuit of that charter, Mr. Azmi has been responsible for dramatic change in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Significant accomplishments include:
- Leading the maturation of the Office as a centralized entity within the FBI in compliance with the Clinger-Cohen mandates, with distinct attention to and accomplishments in each of the eleven core competencies required by that mandate. As such, he is responsible for management of all FBI IT assets, including legacy equipment and infrastructure as well as evolving implementation of new and modernized systems and services to accommodate mission priorities.
- Establishment and ongoing refinement of the FBI Life Cycle Management methodology, including relevant governance/reviews, earned value measurement of program progress (EVMS), and the definition, improvement and/or reengineering of process.
- Establishment of the FBI Enterprise Architecture (EA) in compliance with the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) and the controlling/governing mechanisms to ensure internal compliance and external collaboration.
- Establishment of the Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) and a Knowledge Management (KM) program by which the FBI can exploit both tacit and explicit knowledge assets internally and participate fully in Information Sharing programs within the Intelligence and Law Enforcement Communities (IC, LEC), as well as acquiring and merging commercial best practices into the program.
Mr. Azmi is regularly solicited for speaking engagements for and participation in relevant government and industry symposia and conferences. He is an active member of and meets regularly with executives from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Department of Justice and CIO peers throughout the government and industry.
Prior to the FBI, he served as CIO for the Executive Office for the United States Attorneys (EOUSA). Here, Mr. Azmi initiated several programs to bring the organization into compliance with Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. He created and implemented a multi-year strategic technology plan, an Enterprise Architecture, an IT Investment Management process, a Lifecycle methodology, and all Federal CIOs core competencies. He also created and integrated the organization’s first Information Systems Security Office. While retaining this position, he was detailed to the Central Intelligence Agency’s Counter Terrorism Center (CTC) because of his prior experience and was twice deployed to Afghanistan to participate in support of military operations on the ground.
Mr. Azmi served in the United States Marine Corps for seven years as a Communication and Intelligence Specialist. He served multiple tours with Marine Expeditionary Units (Special Operations Capable) and his last assignment was with the 2 nd Surveillance, Intelligence, and Reconnaissance Group.
Mr. Azmi has received several prestigious awards including the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive Award, President G.W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counter Terrorism Support, Arthur S. Flemming Award for Excellence in Applied Science and Technology, two Bronze Medals from the Department of Commerce, and numerous military service medals.
Mr. Azmi holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from The American University and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from The George Washington University. |
