Washington State CIO Michael Cockrill to Depart for Private Sector

Government Technology: Washington state CIO Michael Cockrill will depart government service on Oct. 20 to take a position in the private sector, Gov. Jay Inslee has announced in a press release.

The departure comes days after a state audit cited eight steps for improvement related to the performance of WaTech, one of the agencies under Cockrill’s direction, although Matthew Bailey, a spokesman for WaTech, said Cockrill informed the governor’s chief of staff that he was departing nearly a month ago and the timing with the audit was purely coincidental.

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