{"slug": "fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-as-new-cio", "title": "FBI taps Karl Robert Schumann as new CIO", "summary": "The FBI has appointed Karl Robert Schumann as its new permanent chief information officer, according to the Justice Department's IT leadership directory. Schumann, a 30-year FBI veteran who rose from special agent to IT head, will oversee the agency's digital modernization, cybersecurity, and tech governance.", "body_md": "# FBI taps Karl Robert Schumann as new CIO\n\n## Schumann has been at the FBI for more than 30 years, rising from special agent to the agency's IT head.\n\nLongtime FBI official Karl Robert Schumann is the agency’s new permanent chief information officer, according to the Justice Department’s list of top departmentwide tech officials.\n\nDOJ’s [IT leadership directory](https://www.justice.gov/digitalstrategy/bureaudirectory) was updated Monday to list Schumann as the agency’s new CIO. Katie Wood previously served as the FBI’s acting CIO prior to Schumann’s elevation.\n\nSchumann did not respond to a LinkedIn message for comment, although he revised his job experiences on the professional networking platform to list the CIO position and a new role as the FBI’s Assistant Director (Senior Executive Service).\n\nAs the agency’s top IT official, Schumann will now be responsible for overseeing the FBI’s digital modernization approach, cybersecurity efforts and tech governance strategy.\n\nSchumann first joined the FBI in 2005 as a special agent and has risen through the agency's ranks over the next three decades. More recently, he served as the FBI’s deputy assistant director (SES) and before that was Section Chief (SES) of the Enterprise Vetting Center.\n\nPrior to joining the agency, he served 20 years as both an active duty officer and as a reserve officer with the U.S. Air Force.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-as-new-cio", "canonical_source": "https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/06/fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-new-cio/414235/", "published_at": "2026-06-16 21:48:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-16 22:37:12.136664+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["FBI", "Karl Robert Schumann", "Justice Department", "Katie Wood"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-as-new-cio", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-as-new-cio.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-as-new-cio.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fbi-taps-karl-robert-schumann-as-new-cio.jsonld"}}