Login.gov director departs for the private sector

Whoever officially leads the government’s identity proofing service next could impact how millions of Americans interact with the government online.

The government’s single sign-on and identity proofing service, Login.gov, has lost its top leadership after its director, Hanna Kim, left her post at the end of last month.

Login.gov is used by over 100 million people across 52 agencies and states as a gateway to government programs like Social Security. Whoever leads the government identity proofing service next could impact how millions of Americans interact with the government online. Trump appointees have called the identity proofing service critical to their anti-fraud agenda. 

Kim started at Login.gov as its deputy director in 2024, and moved into the director position months later. She’s now working at Microsoft as senior director for responsible AI product and strategic initiatives, she told Nextgov/FCW.

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