Coming into the new job, Bitko says he understands the "important relationship between the technology industry and agencies at all levels of government."

New CIO Aaron Weis announced two Navy officials to oversee newly formed core directorates under his purview and will announce two more soon.

A new CTO. Wi-Fi in CIA buildings. A program to replace fax machines. And an acceleration of the intelligence community's adoption of cloud.

The report blames "decentralized resource allocation" and a lack of CIO authority for the issues, which affected the agency's ability to respond during and after the 2017 hurricane and fire season.

A new, elevated department-level CIO role, formally the special assistant for information management, will lead a team dedicated to proactively improving cybersecurity and managing other digital priorities.

The department is looking for current employees who have served in leadership roles and want to lead its information technology community.