HHS has not publicly announced whether the appointment is temporary or if a permanent CIO will be named. Hong himself was serving as acting deputy CIO at the time. Leadership, data strategy and technology modernization remain central to HHS’ evolving priorities. Minor succeeded Jennifer Wendel as CIO in May 2025 and also served as chief AI officer before his reported exit. Minor joined HHS as chief technology officer following more than 12 years at Palantir Technologies , where he last led the company’s cloud division.