HHS’s CIO Clark Minor is out
And, the U.S. military enters a bilateral AI task force with the UAE
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Clark Minor on his way out as Health and Human Services’ IT chief
HHS removed Minor as the agency’s CIO online before adding his name back following publication of this story. The ex-Palantir executive began at the agency in February…
NASA, DOD and others join Energy Department-led Genesis Mission
There are now 20 federal agencies on board with the Genesis Mission as a whole-of-government approach takes shape.
NIH taps former data chief Kristen Honey as first partnerships officer
Honey will help collaborate with the agency’s Health IT office as part of the new role.
Disclosed government AI use increased by 70% in 2025, per OMB
NASA’s expanded disclosure of R&D uses contributed to the increase and helped make science-related applications the most common type of use case across government.
HHS reverses a Biden-era reorganization of top tech officials
And, the FCC has a new CIO.
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HHS reverses Biden-era reorganization of top AI, data, tech roles
The three tech-related functions are going back under the office of the CIO, and the Office of the National Coordinator is returning as a “singularly titled office.”
OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure
Its disclosure of Grok use follows Treasury’s statement that the department was testing the controversial chatbot.
NASA chatbots, Treasury coding, OPM drafting: How agencies have deployed Claude
Federal agencies are working to halt their use of Anthropic tools amid a battle between the Claude maker and President Trump over how those services should be…
Anthropic faces fallout across federal agencies from DOD clash
President Donald Trump said agencies are entering a six-month period to phase out the AI startup’s tech, and GSA is removing it from procurement opportunities.