Alaska CIO Jim Bates Resigns, Plans Return to Consulting

Government Technology: Alaska CIO Jim Bates, also the director of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), will soon move on, the agency confirmed Feb. 22.

Bates, who joined the state in May 2013, will depart in mid-March and be replaced by state Information Technology Officer Jim Steele in an interim capacity at the end of that month. Bates told Government Technology that he plans to spend more time on his consulting business -- once he’s accepted the idea that leading technology for the state is no longer his responsibility, that is.

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