Federal chief information officer Suzette Kent is leaving after two-plus years.
The Office of Management and Budget today announced Kent’s decision to move on from her role in July. She announced her plan to leave at an Office of the Federal CIO team meeting today.
“My commitment was to give 100% to improving government technology and citizen services. It is my hope that the outcomes achieved stand in evidence to that commitment,” Kent said in a statement. “It is with great pride in results delivered and confidence in [Deputy Federal CIO] Maria Roat, [Federal Chief Information Security Officer] Grant Schneider, and [OFCIO Chief of Staff] Jordan Burris’ leadership, the OFCIO team, and the leaders in the CIO Council that I depart. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve our nation.”
Kent joined the Trump administration as federal CIO in January 2018, coming from a career in the private sector. Before her government position she worked at Ernst & Young where she had been a principal in the financial services office for the previous two-plus years. She…
