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In addition, Mr. Zielinski has also been selected by the Program Management Office for Government-wide Category Management Intelligence, in consultation with Office of Management and Budget, to serve as the Government-wide Information Technology (IT) Category Manager.

Mr. Zielinski formerly served as the Acting Unit Chief for Agency Oversight in the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (OFCIO) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In this role, he provided oversight of the Federal Government’s Information Technology Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process on behalf of the Federal CIO. The Federal CIO is responsible for providing guidance on the formulation and oversight of an annual IT investment portfolio in excess of $85 billion.

Additionally, he has served as the Chief Information Officer for the Social Security Administration, where he led a staff of approximately 3,400 Information Technology (IT) Specialists and managed an annual total budget of more than $1.5 billion. In this role, he was responsible for the delivery of IT solutions that allow the agency to effectively manage more than $800 billion in annual benefits to more than 60 million people around the world.

Prior to being the CIO, Mr. Zielinski served as the Regional Commissioner for SSA’s San Francisco Region. As the principal Social Security official for the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific Area, he provided leadership for the effective and efficient operation of all Social Security programs within the region. Mr. Zielinski directed approximately 6,500 employees in the regional and field facilities and managed an annual budget of $725 million.

Inspector General Kauffman was appointed to this position in 2018 by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. During her leadership, the OIG has reported record recoveries, expanded the uses of sophisticated data analytics and focused on preventing fraud, waste and abuse from happening in the first place. She previously served as Principal Deputy Inspector General. As Deputy Inspector General for Data and Technology, she guided the development and oversight of the OIG’s fraud analytic strategy.

Throughout her career at HHS, Inspector General Kauffman served as Special Advisor for Strategic Infrastructure, Director for the Office of e-Health Coordination, and Senior Policy Advisor for Medicaid Health Information Technology. In these roles she advised HHS leadership on technology issues, led projects to ensure timely delivery of health services, and developed policies centered on data confidentiality and client privacy. Her area of expertise is strategic management using information technology and data in government.

Prior to her service to Texas, the inspector general led the development and operation of Massachusetts’ award-winning portal, www.mass.gov. Her experience also includes the Office of Management and Budget in Washington, D.C. and ExxonMobil in Houston.

Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, Inspector General Kauffman was the first person in her family to attend college. She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Stanford University and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University. She lives in South Austin with her husband David and their three children, Daniel, Natalia and Isabella.