NIH Taps Maureen Falvella as Permanent CIO

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) named Maureen Falvella as its permanent chief information officer (CIO) and director of the Office of the CIO, effective July 26. Falvella had led NIH’s technology organization in an acting capacity since September 2025 following the departure of former CIO Adele Merritt in August 2025. Her permanent appointment puts a longtime NIH technology and cybersecurity leader in charge of the agency’s $1.9 billion IT portfolio, which supports all 27 NIH institutes