Federal Tech-Focused Officials Are on the Move

Federal Tech-Focused Officials Are on the Move

The slate of government appointees poised to serve in the first years of President Joe Biden’s administration continues to evolve.


Here’s a rundown of some recent, senior personnel moves in the federal technology realm.


Incoming CIO at Energy


The Energy Department on Monday announced that Ann Dunkin is the Biden-Harris appointee tapped to become the agency’s chief information officer. 


A licensed professional engineer, Dunkin served as the Environmental Protection Agency’s CIO under President Barack Obama. More recently, she worked at Dell Technologies as the chief strategy and innovation officer, and as the County of Santa Clara’s CIO. She also spent much of her career in a variety of senior roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.


Dunkin was listed among several other new appointees to join DOE, including Kathryn Huff, who will be the principal deputy assistant secretary for nuclear energy.


“During the first 100 days of this administration, the DOE team has been working quickly and urgently to deliver on President Biden’s bold climate and clean energy goals—and these latest additions bring even more muscle to our efforts,” the agency’s Chief of Staff Tarak Shah said.


Outgoing CIO at HHS


The Health and Human Services Department’s Chief Information Officer Perryn Ashmore is preparing to exit the federal workforce, Nextgov confirmed Monday.


“He did announce he will be retiring at the end of May,” an agency spokesperson said in an email. 


Janet Vogel, HHS’ chief information security officer, will take over as acting CIO when Ashmore departs on May 31. The role of HHS deputy CIO is currently federal focused officials