(US and Canada)The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Kevin Duvall as Deputy Chief Information Officer. Duvall announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post, stating: “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as HHS Deputy Chief Information Officer at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)! In this role, I will be the senior career official for technology at HHS, and work across to support modernization.”

Prior to this role, Duvall served as Chief Technology Officer at the Administration for Children & Families (ACF), where he provided leadership for technology, artificial intelligence, and innovation delivery. He also directly managed ACF’s Office of the Chief Information Officer and oversaw the Digital Services at ACF function.

In 2023, he held an additional role as the inaugural Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), where he led the agency’s technology portfolio. Duvall previously served as Acting Chief Data Officer at HHS, with responsibility for executing the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and overseeing the HHS Protect COVID-19 data-sharing initiative. Earlier in his career, Duvall worked at the University of Virginia in IT leadership and strategic planning roles.

He holds a Master of Science in Management of Information Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Physics, both from the University of Virginia.