Days after John Bartrum’s exit, John Figueroa takes up the reins of the agency charged with modernizing veteran health records for a second time.

Pavan Pidugu has served as chief digital and information officer since February 2025 and has been with the agency since 2020.

The top IT official said in an email to the CIO Council that his last day will be Aug. 31.

A report found two years of missing measures and undefined fiscal 2026 goals for the health records’ interagency cybersecurity and privacy protections.

Two sources tell FedScoop the personnel changes are part of a broader effort to consolidate IT and cybersecurity functions at DHS headquarters.

Schwartz previously served in technology offices at the Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau.

Lynch is an alum of Eli Lilly, SpaceX and the medical technology company Zedsen.

Unlike the traditional IPEDS survey, the agency is requesting seven years of applicants’ data in a single submission.

One former U.S. Digital Service worker called the new project a ‘slap in the face’ to those laid off at the beginning of the Trump administration. 

An agency spokesperson said Forst’s background in finance and real estate will help “execute GSA’s mission.”