Zalmai Azmi - Chief Information Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation

On May 6, 2004, Director Mueller announced the appointment of Zalmai Azmi as Chief Information Officer for the FBI. Prior to his appointment as CIO, Mr. Azmi served in an acting capacity for six months.

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.

Prior to Mr. Azmi’s appointment as Acting CIO in late 2003, he served as the CIO for the Executive Office for the United States Attorneys.

During his tenure at EOUSA, Mr. Azmi created and implemented a multi-year strategic technology plan that included the rollout of integrated business and litigation support application systems; modernization and expansion of information technology infrastructure, including network appliances, video teleconferencing, desktop faxing, secure remote access, virtual private network, laptop encryption software, intrusion detection system, victim notification system, and consolidated debt collection system; and consolidation and evaluation of the United States Attorney’s wide area networks’ disparate data, audio, and video capabilities.

Mr. Azmi also successfully developed the United States Attorneys’ first enterprise architecture, implemented the United States Attorneys’ IT Investment Management process to increase the oversight support for IT investment in FY2002, developed and implemented a human capital plan, successfully implemented a centralized 24x7x365 helpdesk for all offices, and deployed a knowledge management system as the first line of support for the users. Mr. Azmi also created and integrated the first Information Systems Security Office in the organization.

Prior to his employment with the Department of Justice, Mr. Azmi served at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as the Project Manager for the Examining Toolkit Team within the Search & Information Resources Administration's Office of Search Systems. He was responsible for the development, implementation, and integration of software applications, both GOTS and COTS products, and hardware solutions for use by the Patent Examiners. He managed the development of OACS (Office Action Correspondence System), GPI (Global Patent Information), and Patent Examining Automated Search Tools.