Phaedra Chrousos — who helped shepherd the General Services Administration's innovation teams through their early days before being tapped to lead the agency's newest business line — will be stepping down in July.

Chrousos joined GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Information Technology (OCSIT) in January 2015, helping foster the growth of both 18F and the Presidential Innovation Fellows. When GSA created a new, third business line around those teams — the Technology Transformation Service — Chrousos was named its commissioner.

The news was first reported by NextGov, which cited Chrousos as saying she was going on maternity leave and did not intend on returning to her position at GSA.

"The creation of the Technology Transformation Service would have not been possible without her vision and leadership," GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth wrote in a June 23 blog post. "She helped scale 18F from a 'minimum viable product' to an organization that agencies recognize as a critical partner in delivering services to the American public."

On her departure — planned for July 15 — GSA CIO David Shive will take over as acting TTS commissioner, with assistance from 18F Executive Director Aaron Snow.

Roth said GSA is also searching for a permanent commissioner to replace Chrousos "that can continue to scale our efforts and further weave the organization into the fabric of the government." She said that person could be from the private or public sector.

About Aaron Boyd

Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.

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