National Coordinator Micky Tripathi will be named Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In response to the President’s Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI, Assistant Secretary Tripathi has also been named the department’s Acting Chief AI Officer. ASTP/ONC has launched a search to fill the permanent positions of Chief Technology Officer, Chief AI Officer, and Chief Data Officer to build dedicated talent for this vital team. ASTP/ONC will host a webinar about these opportunities on August 1, 2024 at 12:00pm ET. Interested parties can register at https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_HyKwXML0T06QCH40KRXqbQ#/registration .

“ONC already plays a critical role in health IT across our agencies and with industry. This reorganization builds on those capabilities to advance all our strategic, mission-focused technology, data, and AI policies and activities,” said HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm. “These organizational changes will ensure that HHS is best situated to serve the American people during this incredibly dynamic time in the technology space.”

Additional information about this organizational change can be found on the Federal Register .https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-16571/statement-of-organization-functions-and-delegations-of-authority-office-of-the-national-coordinator