Tracking CIOs in Trump’s Second Term

President Donald Trump is redefining government’s approach to tech development and modernization, and incoming CIOs and CISOs will spearhead the new administrations priorities. We’re tracking the latest developments.

Historically, most CIOs are career federal employees, with some Senate-confirmed exceptions like the Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security CIOs. However, according to recent reports, Trump’s administration is trying to convert the rest of agency CIO positions to political positions.

Office of Management and Budget Federal CIO: Gregory Barbaccia

Barbaccia became federal CIO at OMB in Jan. 2025, soon after Trump’s inauguration. He replaced Clare Martorana, who stepped down during the transition. Barbaccia, according to LinkedIn, is a former Army intelligence sergeant with years of experience in the private sector, including at Palantir and Elementus.

Office of Management and Budget Deputy Federal CIO: Drew Myklegard

Myklegard began his role as permanent deputy federal CIO in October 2022 after serving as in an acting capacity. He previously worked in various roles at the Department of Veterans Affairs for eight years.

Office of Management and Budget Acting Federal CISO: Michael Duffy

Duffy stepped into the acting federal CISO role in 2024 after Chris DeRusha left the position after three years. Duffy previously served as a director in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s cybersecurity division for years before he moved to OMB.

General Services Administration CIO: David Shive

Shive joined the GSA’s OCIO in 2012 and became CIO of the agency in 2015. He also serves as the vice chair of the U.S. CIOs Council.

Defense Department Acting CIO: Katie Arrington

Katie Arrington, previously announced as the Pentagon’s CISO, was named acting CIO on March 3, according to a DOD OCIO post on LinkedIn. Arrington, one of the architects of the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, replaces Leslie Beavers, who returns to the principal deputy CIO role.

Department of Housing and Urban Development CIO: Eric Sidle

Eric Sidle was appointed HUD’s CIO back in May 2025. He has over 20 years experience in technology and innovation. Before taking on the CIO role, Sidle served as the technology advisor, operating partner and coach at Fabrum Advisors, LLC. Before that, Sidle was previously the senior vice president of Engineering and CTO at ChargePoint.

Sidle has worked with multiple tech companies including Apple, Hewlett Packard and Raytheon. Sidle became CIO after Deputy CIO Juan Seargeant stepped down from his temporary role as Acting CIO. Seargeant had filled in after Sairah Ijaz left the agency.

Commerce Department CIO: Brian Epley

Epley was named as Commerce CIO in June 2024 after serving at Department of Energy as the principal deputy CIO. Before his time at Energy, he spent years in the public and private sectors, including a six-year stint at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Department of Health and Human Services CIO: Clark Minor

Minor was appointed CIO in May 2025 after serving as an industry leader at Palantir Technologies for nearly 13 years where he worked on the company’s Gotham platform. The MIT graduate will implement IT operations as well as oversee cybersecurity and workforce development.

Department of Homeland Security CIO: Antoine McCord

McCord became CIO in March after prior CIO Eric Hysen stepped down from the position during the administration transition. McCord is a veteran of the Marine Corps where he specialized in cyber and intelligence operations. He also worked in the Intelligence Community where he led cyber operations and he served as an advisor on national security.

Department of Housing and Urban Development CIO: Eric Sidle

Eric Sidle succeeded Sairah Ijaz as HUD CIO in April 2025, according to LinkedIn. Prior to assuming the position, Sidle served with Faburm Advisors where he helped “solve critical and high-value technical and transformation challenges for companies.”

Sidle wrote on LinkedIn that he is “honored to serve our country as the new CIO at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Excited to advance the systems and processes that empower the American Dream of homeownership for millions of families from coast to coast.”

Department of Energy CIO: Vacant

Energy Department’s CIO position is currently vacant, according to cio.gov.

Department of Justice Acting CIO: Nikki Collier

Nikki Collier is the deputy CIO for the Department of Justice. While at DOJ, Collier also served as the agency’s chief of staff to the Assistant Attorney General of Administration. Before coming back to DOJ in 2022, Collier held the CIO position for the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations at NOAA.

Department of Labor CIO: Vacant

According to Department of Labor’s website, the agency’s CIO position is vacant.

Department of State CIO: Kelly Fletcher

Fletcher has been the CIO of State since 2022. She came to the diplomacy agency after two years in the Pentagon’s CIO office and positions in the Department of the Navy and DHS, according to LinkedIn.

Department of Transportation Acting CIO: Pavan Pidugu

Pavan Pidugu was sworn in as the new Transportation CIO on Feb. 18. He previously served as the CTO for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency within DOT, where he developed an outcome-oriented digital strategy and roadmap for FMCSA to serve carriers, commercial vehicle drivers and law enforcement agencies to enforce transportation safety.

Previously, Pidigu led transformation efforts for Walmart’s digital customer and omnichannel experience as well as launched an offshore IT development center in India that grew from 5 to 500 employees in two years at Target.

Pidigu succeeded Jack Albright, who was elevated to Transportation’s acting CIO after Cordell Schachter left the post during the presidential transition in January. Albright served as a deputy CIO for years and was briefly acting CIO in 2021.

Department of Veterans Affairs Acting CIO: Eddie Pool

Pool is the acting CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He took over the role after serving as the agency’s deputy CIO for the past five years. The VA CIO position was previously occupied by political appointee Kurt DelBene who left the role in Jan. 2025.

Department of the Air Force Acting CIO: Keith Hardiman

Hardiman currently serves as the Air Force’s acting CIO, according to cio.gov. Prior to the position, he served as the director of Enterprise Information Technology within the Office of the CIO at the service. In the position, he led management, planning, governance and resourcing for enterprise IT for the Air Force’s nearly $7 billion information and cybersecurity enterprise.

Department of the Army CIO: Leonel Garciga

Garciga was appointed Army CIO in July 2023. Prior to the appointment, Garciga served as the director of Army Intelligence Community Information Management within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.

Department of the Interior CIO: Paul McInerny

McInerny serves as the CIO at the Interior Department. McInerny, who took over the role after former CIO Darren Ash left in May, previously worked at SpaceX where he led the software organization during its formative Dragon and Falcon 9 missions.

Department of the Navy CIO: Jane Rathbun

Rathbun became the permanent DON CIO in October 2023. She served as acting CIO for nine months before that after Aaron Weis left in March 2023.

Department of the Treasury CIO: Sam Corcos

Corcos is the CIO at the Treasury Department. Corcos took over the role earlier this year when the previous CIO Jeff King left after serving two months in the position. Corcos is also the co-founder and board member at the health tech company Levels. Earlier this year, he served as a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) associate, where he worked to review operations and maintenance budget and advise on IRS modernization efforts.

Environmental Protection Agency CIO: Carter Farmer

Farmer serves as the CIO at the EPA. Farmer, who stepped into the role after former CIO Vaughn Noga left in May, previously worked over 7 years at the director of IT Systems and Solutions as well as the Systems Administration Senior Manager at the U. S. Institute of Peace.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation CIO: Sylvia Burns

Burns has served as CIO, chief product officer and IT director of the FDIC since 2020. She previously served as deputy CIO of FDIC, according to LinkedIn.

NASA CIO: Jeff Seaton

Seaton was named NASA CIO in 2021. Prior to his appointment, he served as acting CIO since for six months after serving as deputy CIO of the space agency.

National Archives and Records Administration Acting CIO: Gulam Shakir

Shakir became acting CIO of NARA when Sheena Burrell moved to the FDIC to be deputy CIO and chief innovation officer in December. He previously served as NARA’s CTO for four years.

National Science Foundation Acting CIO: Clyde Richards

Current Deputy CIO Clyde Richards assumed the acting CIO role after prior CIO Terry Carpenter retired, according to both of their LinkedIn profiles. Carpenter was appointed in early 2024 as part of a broader IT reorganization within the agency. Richards joined NSF one year ago from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission CIO: Scott Flanders

Flanders was named permanent NRC CIO in May 2024 after serving for months in an acting role. He has been with the agency since 1991.

Office of Personnel Management CIO: Greg Hogan

Hogan serves as CIO of OPM. He was named to the job in January, following former OPM Deputy CIO Melvin Brown II’s week-long time as acting CIO after former CIO Guy Cavallo announced his retirement from government late last year.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Acting CIO: Doug Cossa

Cossa became acting CIO of ODNI after Adele Merritt left to become National Institutes of Health’s CIO in December 2024. Cossa previously served as CIO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Small Business Administration CIO: Hartley Caldwell

The Small Business Administration has named Hartley Caldwell as the new CIO, according to the agency’s website. Caldwell comes to the federal government for the first time after a history of working with industry. Before joining SBA, he served as CIO for FinServ, a financial technology company, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Social Security Administration CIO: Aram Moghaddassi

Aram Moghaddassi is the chief information officer of the Social Security Administration, according to a listing on CIO.gov.

Moghaddassi previously served as a senior engineer at Elon Musk-owned companies X and Neuralink, according to LinkedIn. Moghaddassi also served as a DOGE employee at the Department of Labor, and is the third DOGE employee to serve as SSA CIO since the beginning of the Trump administration.

He takes over the CIO role from Scott Coulter, who was appointed as SSA CIO in March 2025 by SSA Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek. Coulter replaced Michael Russo, who was reassigned to a senior advisor role at the agency, where he will focus on IT modernization efforts. Russo was appointed SSA CIO in February 2025, replacing Brian Peltier.