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Timothy J. Clayton

Director, Acquisition Oversight

Mr. Timothy ‘Tim’ J. Clayton has led NGA acquisition oversight 

since 2017. He is tasked with planning and leading acquisition 

workforce development and certification in NGA in addition to 

developing acquisition policy and supporting oversight of the

agencys acquisitions, with specific emphasis on programs 

categorized by the DNI and DoD as Major System Acquisitions or 

Special Interest Acquisitions. His portfolio has grown since 

inception to include Supply Chain Risk Management, FFRDC 

Program Management and the Agency Industry Engagement 

Program.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Clayton served as a Senior Inspector, 

Office of the Inspector General, NGA. As Senior Inspector he led annual IG planning activities, 

developed and executed inspections on a broad range of topical issues. Notably, Mr. Clayton led 

inspections and produced reports related to the NGA Acquisition function, the Office of Small 

Business Programs, NGA Human Capital Planning, the NGA Policy Program, Safety of 

Navigation, NGA Insider Threat Program and several Intelligence Oversight inspections that 

resulted in tangible efforts and remediation of identified areas of waste, fraud and abuse by 

NGA. He also led NGAs presidential transition effort in 2016.

From 2010-2014 Mr. Clayton served as the Director of the Human Capital Management Office 

for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence [OUSD (I)]. In this position, he 

led the Defense Intelligence Community in the development, implementation, and operations of 

the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). He also was designated as the 

Senior Language Authority for Defense Intelligence and oversaw training and education policies 

and programs that sought to instantiate a mission-ready work force for the Defense Intelligence

Community.

Previously, Mr. Clayton was the Chief of Staff for the USD (I) and the Special Assistant to the

Principal Deputy, USD (I). As the Chief of Staff, he established an Executive Secretariat, 

transitioned the OUSD (I) work force to DCIPS, and supported the standup of the Intelligence 

Surveillance Reconnaissance Task Force with critical infrastructure planning. As the Special 

Assistant, he led special projects, integrated staff activities and provided unbiased and 

professional advice on complex intelligence and administrative issues to both the Principal 

Deputy and USD (I). He was the USD (I) lead to the IC and DOD Presidential transition teams in 

2008.

Mr. Clayton began his Federal and intelligence service in 1985 with the Defense Mapping 

Agency. He held numerous positions in DMA and its subsequent organizational entities, the 

National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 

(NGA), including leadership positions as a Senior Systems Engineer developing the United 
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States Imagery and Geospatial System. Following a developmental assignment on the Joint Staff, 

J5, as a Political and Military Planner (2000 to 2001), Mr. Clayton returned to NIMA and 

became a recognized leader in that agency’s customer outreach efforts and functional 

management responsibilities. In 2005, he was selected to lead NGAs Customer Outreach, Policy, 

Strategy and Doctrine Division and worked across the defense and intelligence communities to 

establish the foundational policy and doctrinal publications that created the National System for 

Geospatial-Intelligence.

Mr. Clayton earned a bachelors degree in geology from the State University of New York 

(Oneonta), a masters in geology from the University of Massachusetts, and a masters in 

computer science from the University of Maryland. He has completed additional course work in 

national security through Georgetown University.