FDA fills CIO post from CMS ranks

Timothy Stitely, former director of CMS' Information Services Design and Development Group, will be the new FDA Chief Information Officer, effective March 5. While at CMS, Stitely facilitated the design and maintenance of the Medicare Advantage and Part D systems. The appointment marks the second time in recent months that FDA has tapped CMS senior personnel to improve the agency's IT processes (1"The Pink Sheet" Jan. 29, 2007, p. 16). The CIO post at the agency had been filled on an acting basis since 2005 (2"The Pink Sheet" July 10, 2006, In Brief)...