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Gregory Barbaccia | |
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| Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States | |
| Assumed office January 27, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Clare Martorana |
| Acting Director of Technology Transformation Services | |
| Assumed office February 19, 2026 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Thomas Shedd |
| Federal Government Service Delivery Lead | |
| Assumed office September 5, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Federal Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer | |
| Assumed office July 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 2004–2008 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
Gregory Barbaccia is an American intelligence officer who has served as the federal chief information officer of the United States since January 2025. Barbaccia has additionally served as the federal chief artificial intelligence officer since July 2025, the federal government service delivery lead since September 2025, and the acting director of Technology Transformation Services since February 2026.
Barbaccia began working as a civilian intelligence analyst in the United States Army in 2003. He enlisted the following year and became an intelligence sergeant. In 2008, Barbaccia became an intelligence analyst in the United States Intelligence Community. In 2010, he joined Palantir and became its head of intelligence and investigations in 2017. Barbaccia left Palantir in 2020 to become the president and head of investigations of Elementus, a Web3 company, and the chief information security officer of Theorem, a credit underwriting company.
In January 2025, President Donald Trump named Barbaccia as the federal chief information officer of the United States. He later became the federal chief artificial intelligence officer, the federal government service delivery lead, and the acting director of Technology Transformation Services.
Career
[edit]Intelligence work (2003–2009)
[edit]In 2003, Barbaccia became a civilian intelligence analyst for the United States Army.[1] The following year, he enlisted in the Army[2] and became an intelligence sergeant.[3] Barbaccia left the Army in 2008 to work[2] as an intelligence analyst in the United States Intelligence Community.[3]
Work with Palantir and other private sector companies (2010–2025)
[edit]In 2010, Barbaccia joined Palantir as a government account manager.[2] According to his LinkedIn profile, Barbaccia founded a contracting firm that offered field service representation for Palantir's initial clients prior to joining the company.[1] He worked as a core operations lead and a security lead at Palantir.[2] In 2017, Barbaccia became the head of intelligence and investigations.[4] In 2020,[5] he left Palantir to become the president of Elementus, a blockchain intelligence firm and Web3 company.[6] Barbaccia became its head of investigations in June. He began working for Theorem, a credit underwriting company, as its chief information security officer in August 2022.[2]
Federal Chief Information Officer under the Trump administration (2025–present)
[edit]On January 24, 2025, Barbaccia announced on LinkedIn that President Donald Trump had named him as the federal chief information officer of the United States.[4] He began serving in the position on January 27.[3] After his appointment, Barbaccia sought to revise federal hiring, procurement, and security policies.[7] In March, he sent an email to federal chief information officers requesting an audit of their federal contracts with Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle, and ServiceNow.[8]
In July 2025, Barbaccia began referring to himself as the federal chief artificial intelligence officer.[9] In September, he became the federal government service delivery lead.[10] In February 2026, Barbaccia was named as the acting director of Technology Transformation Services and an advisor to Edward Forst, the administrator of general services.[11] In July 2026, it was announced that Barbaccia is leaving the federal government by the end of August.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Vigliarolo, Brandon (28 January 2025). "You probably have more CIO experience than the incoming White House CIO". The Register. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hoffman, Michael (27 January 2025). "Trump Names Gregory Barbaccia New Federal CIO". GovCIO. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 Alms, Natalie (27 January 2025). "Gregory Barbaccia named federal CIO". NextGov. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 Miller, Jason (24 January 2025). "New federal CIO onboard at OMB". Federal News Network. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Kelly, Makena (12 February 2025). "Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles". Wired. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 DiMolfetta, David (7 July 2026). "Greg Barbaccia to leave federal CIO role at end of August". Nextgov.com. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ Miller, Jason. "Barbaccia's 3 priorities for 2026 already in motion". Federal News Network. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Heilweil, Rebecca; Mitchell, Billy (26 March 2025). "Federal CIO calls for agencies to inventory licenses with 'top 5 software vendors'". FedScoop. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Heilweil, Rebecca (29 July 2025). "The US government has its first federal chief AI officer". FedScoop. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Collins, Elodie (8 September 2025). "Federal CIO Gregory Barbaccia to Oversee Federal Service Delivery Under GSDI Act". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Konkel, Frank; Alms, Natalie (19 February 2026). "Federal CIO tapped for dual-hatted role at GSA". NextGov. Retrieved 23 May 2026.