DOGE Track

Greg Barbaccia

Executive
Tech Industry Links: Palantir

Greg Barbaccia is not typically listed as a DOGE associate, but he checks enough of the boxes that it makes sense to include him here. Like many of the DOGE crew, he has an interest in AI and he worked at Palantir for ten years. He’s also been placed into a highly-ranked role (Federal Chief CIO) for which he has very limited experience, but would allow him to coordinate and enable the work of other DOGE appointees to the CIO level.

Positions

Position Notes
OMB
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OMB 1/27/25 Federal Chief Information Officer ($195,200)
USAID
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USAID c.9/25/25 Acting Chief Information Officer «Not announced, just appeared on cio.gov page some time after 9/20 and before 9/30»
GSA
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GSA 2/19/26 Deputy FAS Commissioner / Acting Administrator, Technology Transformation Services

Events

Date Event
1/27/25
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Greg Barbaccia is named as the new Federal Chief Information Officer, a role which places him in charge of the CIO Council at OMB that coordinates the activities of federal CIOs.
c.9/25/25
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In a move that apparently hasn’t been publicly announced everywhere, Federal Chief CIO Greg Barbaccia is listed as the Acting CIO for USAID on the CIO.gov page
1/30/26
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Speaking at the ACT-IAC Summit, Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia touted the work of the National Design Studio and reported that OMB is working closely with NDS to “coalesce” the administration’s website design, comparing it to how certain hotel brands will all look and smell the same. He reports there are internal sandboxes running for new designs and a redesigned site for CIO.gov will soon illustrate the new look. The NDS is also reportedly leaning heavily into using AI for its work. In addition, 35,000 people have applied to the administration’s Tech Force initiative and they are reviewing 6,000 applicants.
2/19/26
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Federal CIO Chief Greg Barbaccia is named as the new Acting Director for the Technology Transformation Service (TTS) at GSA, replacing Thomas Shedd in the role. Shedd has seemingly been demoted to a new role of Senior Advisor for Fraud Prevention. Greg Barbaccia is still serving in the role of CIO for USAID as well.