Clark Minor
Clark Minor is the Chief Information Officer and acting Chief AI Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for agency-wide technology infrastructure and IT procurement, appointed through DOGE in February 2025 following nearly twelve years as Global Head of Cloud at Palantir Technologies.
Clark Minor served as Global Head of Cloud at Palantir Technologies from August 2013 to April 2024 — nearly twelve years building the cloud and platform infrastructure that underpins Palantir's government data analytics products. On February 13, 2025, he was appointed Chief Technology Officer at HHS through DOGE, and was later designated Chief Information Officer and acting Chief AI Officer. 1 His federal financial disclosure (ProPublica 278T, slug: minor-clark) shows a net worth in the range of $5.2M–$19.8M, with Palantir Technologies holdings disclosed as $100M–$250M (401(k)), $1M–$5M (Class A stock, PLTR), and an additional salary-asset line of $100M–$250M, alongside Palantir RSUs. 2
HHS is Palantir's second-largest federal customer. Bloomberg reported nearly $300M in HHS transactions with Palantir between FY2021 and FY2024. 1 Specific contracts active at the time of Minor's appointment include a five-year $90M Foundry platform agreement (2022, BPA 75P00122A00010), a five-year $443M CDC public health infrastructure modernization contract (2022), a two-year $19M ARPA-H AI/ML contract (June 2024), and a $6M N3C National Clinical Cohort Collaborative contract awarded January 31, 2025 — two weeks before Minor's installation as HHS CTO. 3 As CIO, Minor holds direct authority over technology procurement and platform selection at the agency that is the primary buyer of Palantir products in the civilian health sector. 4
Minor is one of several Palantir alumni placed in senior federal technology roles during this period. 5 The parallel placement with the broadest documented overlap is Gregory Barbaccia, a ten-year Palantir veteran who became Federal CIO at OMB in January 2025, giving Palantir alumni control of both government-wide IT procurement policy and the largest civilian agency IT budget simultaneously. 6 During the same period, Palantir's federal contract revenue grew from $541M (2024) to $970M (2025), a 79% increase. 5
Procurement Authority and Financial Interest in the Same Contractor
The core documented conflict is structural: Minor holds CIO authority over HHS technology procurement while retaining a concentrated financial position in Palantir Technologies, the company that holds the largest single-vendor IT contract portfolio at the agency. His ProPublica 278T disclosure lists Palantir Class A stock (PLTR) valued at $1M–$5M, a Palantir 401(k) in the $100M–$250M band, and a salary-asset line also in the $100M–$250M band, making Palantir the dominant holding across his disclosed portfolio. 2 The disclosure was filed upon appointment to a role that carries direct authority over the contract relationship generating the value of those holdings.
The Palantir-HHS contract portfolio that Minor oversees as CIO includes: the five-year $90M Foundry platform BPA (2022), the five-year $443M CDC public health infrastructure contract (2022), the two-year $19M ARPA-H AI/ML contract (June 2024), and the $6M N3C Secure Platforms contract awarded January 31, 2025 — approximately two weeks before his February 13, 2025 appointment as HHS CTO. 3 Bloomberg reported nearly $300M in HHS transactions between FY2021 and FY2024. 1 The N3C contract predates Minor's formal appointment but overlaps with the period in which his placement was being arranged through DOGE.
Review of the available primary-source evidence establishes the financial interest and the procurement authority as documented facts. Whether any specific procurement decision after February 2025 was influenced by that interest is not established in the current record. 7
Palantir Alumni Concentration in Federal IT Roles
Minor's placement is part of a documented pattern of Palantir alumni entering senior federal technology roles beginning in January 2025. Gregory Barbaccia, a ten-year Palantir veteran who had served as Head of Intelligence at the company, became Federal CIO at OMB on January 27, 2025. Barbaccia's role covers government-wide IT procurement policy; Minor's role covers the largest civilian agency IT budget. 6 The two placements together give Palantir alumni simultaneous control of the policy layer and the largest single-agency buyer relationship in the federal civilian health sector.
Additional Palantir-connected individuals placed in federal roles during this period include Allan Mangaser (Senior Adviser to the Federal CIO at OMB/GSA), Akash Bobba (roles at OPM, SSA, and Education), Anthony Jancso (described in reporting as a DOGE recruiter), and Jacob Helberg — who served as Senior Adviser to Palantir CEO Alex Karp and became Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment. 5 ProPublica's DOGE tracker identifies at least six Palantir alumni among the 109 confirmed DOGE personnel. 5
During the period spanning these placements, Palantir's federal contract revenue grew from $541M (FY2024) to $970M (FY2025), a 79% increase. The Army awarded a ten-year, $10B enterprise agreement consolidating 75 existing contracts into a single Palantir vehicle. ICE awarded a $30M ImmigrationOS contract. Treasury awarded a common API layer contract, according to public financial filings and federal procurement records. 5 The co-occurrence of alumni placements and contract growth is documented; the causal relationship between individual procurement decisions and the placements is not established from primary sources in the current record.
Minor's connection to Elon Musk runs through DOGE: Minor was deployed as a DOGE-affiliated appointee and installed at HHS, with DOGE operating under Musk's direction during this period. His connection to Sam Corcos is structural — both are DOGE-affiliated appointees placed as CIOs at major agencies (Minor at HHS, Corcos at Treasury), as part of the broader DOGE CIO placement pattern. 6
Clark Minor
NIH System Access During HHS Workforce Reduction
As DOGE-affiliated CTO/CIO at HHS, Minor and his embedded team held access to NIH systems controlling finance, budget, procurement, property, and grants, according to reporting by FedScoop and the Revolving Door Project. 8 This access coincided with HHS implementing a workforce reduction that eliminated more than 10,000 positions — one of the largest reductions in the agency's history. According to reporting at the time, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. subsequently stated that HHS would reinstate approximately 20% of the reduced workforce after acknowledging errors in the reduction process. 8
Minor's DOGE team at HHS and NIH included Luke Farritor, Rachel Riley, and Jeremy Lewin. 1 The access to NIH finance and procurement systems during a period of active procurement restructuring at an agency where Minor's former employer held $405M in contracts is documented by FedScoop, Nextgov, and Revolving Door Project reporting. 7 The specific decisions made through that access during this period have not been established from primary sources in the current record.
According to reporting, DOGE formally dissolved in November 2025. Minor remained as HHS CIO following DOGE's dissolution, with his role converting to a permanent agency appointment rather than a DOGE detail. 7
Financial Disclosure
Minor's ProPublica 278T federal disclosure (slug: minor-clark, doc_id 2616) shows a net worth range of $5,231,023 to $19,790,000+. The disclosed Palantir positions are: (1) Palantir Technologies salary-asset, $100M–$250M band, income $244,248; (2) Palantir Class A common stock (PLTR), $1M–$5M; (3) Palantir 401(k), $100M–$250M band; (4) Palantir RSUs, $0–$1K (capital gains). The disclosure also lists cryptocurrency holdings — Grayscale Bitcoin ETF, Grayscale Ethereum ETF, Coinbase, and Bitstamp — all in the $100M–$250M band, alongside a Fidelity 500 Index fund ($250K–$500K) and Vanguard positions. 2
The 278T bands are statutory disclosure ranges rather than precise valuations; the $100M–$250M figures represent the reported disclosure band, not a confirmed market value. The disclosure was filed in connection with Minor's federal appointment and is a primary-source government document. 2
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6 totalPalantir engineer deployed as DOGE CIO of HHS. HHS Medicaid data feeds Palantir ELITE targeting tool — direct conflict between CIO authority and Palantir commercial interest.
Minor was Palantir Global Head of Cloud (2013-2024) then appointed HHS CTO/CIO overseeing 300M+ in Palantir HHS contracts
13-yr Palantir veteran became HHS CIO May 2025, oversees largest civilian agency IT budget
Both are Palantir alumni now in senior federal IT roles (Minor: HHS CIO, Barbaccia: Federal CIO at OMB). Two simultaneous Palantir-to-government placements while Palantir federal contracts near doubled.
Clark Minor served as DOGE operative, installed as HHS CIO. DOGE led by Musk.
Both DOGE operatives placed as CIOs at major agencies (Treasury and HHS respectively)
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Financial disclosure: net worth $5.2M-$19.8M; $1M-$5M Palantir stock + $100M-$250M in Palantir 401(k)
ProPublica 278 disclosure (slug: minor-clark): net worth $5,231,023-$19,790,000+. Key holdings: Palantir Technologies salary asset $100M-$250M (income $244,248), Palantir RSUs ($0-$1K, Capital Gains), Palantir Class A stock (PLTR) $1M-$5M, Palantir 401(k) $100M-$250M. Also holds FID 500 INDEX ($250K-$500K), Vanguard funds. Combined Palantir exposure dominates his portfolio — hundreds of millions in concentrated position in a single defense contractor whose contracts he oversees at HHS.
HHS awarded Palantir $6M N3C contract in Jan 2025 while Minor (Palantir 12yr vet) was being installed as HHS CTO
HHS awarded Palantir an initial contract of $6,052,451.75 plus $375,000 for 'Secure Platforms Support for the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Enclave and NIDAP' with start date January 31, 2025 and end date June 10, 2025. Clark Minor, Palantir's former Global Head of Cloud (2013-2024), was appointed HHS CTO on February 13, 2025 -- two weeks after this contract was awarded. Minor's financial disclosure shows net worth $5.2M-$19.8M including $1M-$5M in Palantir stock plus $100M-$250M range Palantir 401(k). This is in addition to existing Palantir-HHS contracts: $90M Foundry (2022, 5yr), $443M CDC modernization (2022, 5yr), $19M ARPA-H (2024, 2yr). Total Palantir-HHS transactions: nearly $300M from FY2021-2024 per Bloomberg.
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ProPublica Financial Disclosure: Clark Minor (HHS CTO/CIO) is former Palantir Global Head of Cloud (Aug 2013-Apr 2024, 11 years). Holdings: Palantir stock (-250M in multiple tranches: main holding, 401(k), Roth IRA, plus -5M additional). Now oversees HHS technology infrastructure as CTO/CIO — the agency that awarded Palantir M in federal contracts.
Minor spent 11 years at Palantir as Global Head of Cloud before becoming HHS CTO/CIO. Palantir holdings across multiple accounts total -250M+ (main holding, 401(k), restricted stock units, plus -5M in additional Class A stock). Also holds crypto (Grayscale Bitcoin/Ethereum ETFs, Coinbase, Bitstamp — all -250M band). HHS is Palantir's second-largest federal customer at M. Minor directly oversees the technology infrastructure and procurement decisions at the agency buying Palantir products.
REVOLVING DOOR: Clark Minor, former Palantir Technologies Global Head of Cloud (2013-2024), now serves as Chief Technology Officer / Chief Information Officer at HHS. Palantir has extensive HHS contracts including CDC disease surveillance, CMS data analytics, and HHS Protect. Minor retains Palantir holdings up to $250M range including Class A common stock $1-5M and 401k. As CTO/CIO he directly influences technology procurement decisions that benefit Palantir.
Position: Global Head of Cloud at Palantir Technologies (8/2013-4/2024). Now: CTO/CIO, HHS. Holdings: Palantir Technologies $100-250M, Palantir Class A stock $1-5M, Palantir 401k $100-250M. Palantir holds major HHS contracts: HHS Protect (COVID response platform), CDC disease surveillance, CMS Medicare/Medicaid analytics. Minor as CTO/CIO has direct authority over IT procurement and platform selection.
DOGE operative: Clark Minor — Palantir, assigned as Chief Technology Officer at HHS and NIH. Palantir employee controlling technology decisions at the nation's largest health agencies. Palantir has major HHS/NIH data analytics contracts (HHS Protect, Operation Warp Speed). CTO role gives Minor authority over technology procurement decisions that directly benefit his employer.
Post-DOGE: Palantir's 12-year veteran became HHS CIO; Palantir had M in HHS transactions
Clark Minor, DOGE agent, became HHS CIO and acting chief AI officer. Was Palantir's global head of cloud from Aug 2013 to April 2024 (nearly 12 years). Appointed as HHS CTO on Feb 13 2025, later promoted to CIO. Palantir had nearly M in transactions with HHS from FY2021-2024, and .5B+ in total federal contracts since 2009. Minor now oversees IT at the very agency Palantir contracted with extensively. Combined with federal CIO Barbaccia (also Palantir alum), Palantir veterans hold two of the most senior technology positions in the federal government.
Palantir 12-year veteran (Global Head of Cloud 2013-2024) appointed HHS CTO/CIO while Palantir holds $300M+ in HHS contracts
Clark Minor served as Palantir Global Head of Cloud 8/2013-4/2024 (almost 12 years). Appointed HHS CTO Feb 13, 2025 as DOGE agent, later listed as CIO. Palantir had nearly $300M in HHS transactions FY2021-2024. Specific contracts: $90M five-year HHS Foundry contract (2022), $443M five-year CDC contract (2022), $19M two-year ARPA-H contract (2024). Minor DOGE team (with Luke Farritor, Rachel Riley, Jeremy Lewin) had access to NIH systems controlling finance, budget, procurement, property, grants.
Clark Minor: 13-year Palantir veteran (headed cloud and platform infrastructure) installed as HHS CIO and acting Chief AI Officer. Palantir has ~$300M in HHS transactions FY2021-2024, including $90M 5-year Foundry contract and $443M CDC public health infrastructure contract. Minor's appointment creates direct conflict of interest — he oversees IT procurement for his former employer's largest government customer. Federal CIO Gregory Barbaccia also a Palantir alumnus.
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DOGE agent with access to NIH finance/procurement systems during HHS 10,000-person workforce reduction
As DOGE-affiliated CTO/CIO at HHS, Minor and team had access to NIH systems controlling finance, budget, procurement, property, and grants. This access coincided with HHS restructuring that eliminated 10,000 positions. Deep cuts hit HHS tech offices specifically. RFK Jr later said HHS would reinstate 20% of reduced workforce after DOGE errors. Minor appointment represents classic revolving door: Palantir executive gains control of agency IT where Palantir is a major contractor, during period of massive disruption to agency workforce and procurement processes.
HHS workforce reduction of 10,000+ staff under Minor's technology leadership; DOGE agent with finance/procurement system access
Clark Minor, as HHS CTO/CIO, had access to NIH finance and procurement systems during HHS's 10,000-person workforce reduction. Minor served as DOGE agent embedded at HHS -- one of the largest federal agencies with $1.7T+ annual budget. His role gave him authority over technology procurement decisions at an agency where his former employer Palantir holds hundreds of millions in contracts. HHS awarded Palantir CDC modernization ($443M), Foundry ($90M), ARPA-H ($19M), and N3C ($6M) contracts. Minor retains Palantir stock valued at $1M-$5M plus additional holdings in 401(k) and Roth IRA accounts.