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WASHINGTON – APRIL 11: Department Of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building on April 11, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

HHS has a new DOGE-affiliated technology chief

Zachary Terrell is the chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, FedScoop has learned. He is also serving at NSF.
A photo of a smartphone and a laptop displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

HHS rolls out ChatGPT across the department

A departmentwide email noted that the generative AI tool, like others, is “particularly good at summarizing long documents” and cautioned workers to “be skeptical” of outputs.
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FDA Building 21 stands behind the sign at the campus’s main entrance and houses the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The FDA campus is located at 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993. (FDA / Wikimedia Commons)

RIF packets from FDA included sensitive data for other workers, sources say

Two sources told FedScoop that agency workers have received others’ personal data, including Social Security numbers. The issue comes amid broader concerns about security of the packets.
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event on Health Technology in the East Room of the White House as U.S. President Donald Trump and Acting Administrator of the United States Department of Government Efficiency Amy Gleason listen on July 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump administration, tech leaders launch effort aimed at improving health records

Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Google, and OpenAI are among the companies making commitments. Some analysts argue health info could be at risk.
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