USDA CIO Sam Berry Moves to New Role Focused on Farmer Modernization

Sam Berry, chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is moving to a new role within the department focused on implementing its One Farmer, One File modernization initiative, USDA told MeriTalk. “Sam Berry has been a tremendous USDA CIO,” a USDA spokesperson told MeriTalk. “He will now be assuming a new role at USDA where he will be focused on the implementation of One Farmer One File.” Berry has served as the CIO since September 2025, when he took over the role fro