George Hoffmann
CMS
CISO
George Hoffmann is the Deputy Director for Policy in the Office of Information Technology and the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). George is also currently serving as the Acting Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for CMS.
In his capacity as Deputy Director and Deputy CIO, George is responsible for enterprise development and integration of IT systems to support agency-wide operations, including IT governance and enterprise technology management, business and IT transformation, and risk based security strategies. His previous leadership roles at CMS include the Acting Director of the Office of Enterprise Information and the Deputy Director for the Office of Technology Solutions. In these roles, George provided oversight of software development, system implementation and operation, shared IT services, infrastructure hosting, networks, technical architecture, financial investments and strategy, and Agile technology solutions in the Cloud.
As Acting CISO, George leads enterprise security and privacy functions at CMS and ensures the Agency complies with secure IT requirements while encouraging innovation. As information technology has grown more complex with the advent of innovative technologies that allow for the rapid collection, storage and distribution of vast amounts of data, so too has the importance of safeguarding the privacy of health information and other sensitive data collected by CMS. George leads CMS's efforts to provide these functions with a focus on capability over compliance.
George has over 30 years of experience working in the commercial and public healthcare IT market with a focus in the areas of software development, system integration, data warehousing, and customer service. This included a role as Vice President for ViPS/GDIT where he was responsible for all operational aspects of their commercial health business product lines which provide IT solutions in the areas of fraud, waste and abuse, medical/quality management and ICD-10 coding. George holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Hofstra University.
In his capacity as Deputy Director and Deputy CIO, George is responsible for enterprise development and integration of IT systems to support agency-wide operations, including IT governance and enterprise technology management, business and IT transformation, and risk based security strategies. His previous leadership roles at CMS include the Acting Director of the Office of Enterprise Information and the Deputy Director for the Office of Technology Solutions. In these roles, George provided oversight of software development, system implementation and operation, shared IT services, infrastructure hosting, networks, technical architecture, financial investments and strategy, and Agile technology solutions in the Cloud.
As Acting CISO, George leads enterprise security and privacy functions at CMS and ensures the Agency complies with secure IT requirements while encouraging innovation. As information technology has grown more complex with the advent of innovative technologies that allow for the rapid collection, storage and distribution of vast amounts of data, so too has the importance of safeguarding the privacy of health information and other sensitive data collected by CMS. George leads CMS's efforts to provide these functions with a focus on capability over compliance.
George has over 30 years of experience working in the commercial and public healthcare IT market with a focus in the areas of software development, system integration, data warehousing, and customer service. This included a role as Vice President for ViPS/GDIT where he was responsible for all operational aspects of their commercial health business product lines which provide IT solutions in the areas of fraud, waste and abuse, medical/quality management and ICD-10 coding. George holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Hofstra University.