DHS CIO Antoine McCord to exit agency
The Anduril alum and Marine Corps veteran joined DHS as its top technology leader in March 2025. He is the latest CIO planning to leave the role…
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FEMA gets new CIO as its administrator plans IT overhaul
Steven McAndrews will take over the top technology role at the DHS component after most recently serving as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s deputy CIO.
VA taps familiar face as acting health secretary with role in EHR modernization
Days after John Bartrum’s exit, John Figueroa takes up the reins of the agency involved in modernizing veteran health records for a second time.
Transportation Department CIO set to depart in September
Pavan Pidugu has served as chief digital and information officer since February 2025 and has been with the agency since 2020.
Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia leaving government
The top IT official said in an email to the CIO Council that his last day will be Aug. 31.
EHR modernization effort lacks cyber performance measures, GAO finds
A report found two years of missing measures and undefined fiscal 2026 goals for the health records’ interagency cybersecurity and privacy protections.
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DHS CISO, deputy CISO exit amid reported IT leadership overhaul
Two sources tell FedScoop the personnel changes are part of a broader effort to consolidate IT and cybersecurity functions at DHS headquarters.
VA taps Zack Schwartz for OIT’s principal deputy assistant secretary
Schwartz previously served in technology offices at the Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau.
GSA officially appoints Michael Lynch as deputy administrator
Lynch is an alum of Eli Lilly, SpaceX and the medical technology company Zedsen.
Education Department gives colleges three months to submit new admissions data
Unlike the traditional IPEDS survey, the agency is requesting seven years of applicants’ data in a single submission.