VA CIO Roger Baker stepping down

VA CIO Roger Baker stepping down
FCW.com
By Camille Tuutti
Feb 15, 2013

After 15 years in government, the Veterans Affairs Department CIO is leaving public service.

Roger Baker made the announcement Feb. 15, in an internal memo to the VA IT department. saying he would retire "in the near future."

A source speaking on the condition of anonymity told FCW that Baker will be moving to the private sector, did not plan to reveal where until he has formally left government service. Baker's announcement made no mention of what he plans to do next.

In his dual role as CIO and assistant secretary for information and technology, Baker has directly managed the $3.3 billion organization of more than 7,500 IT professionals. Under Baker, IT became a critical part of the agency's fabric, focused on the transformative power of technology. When Baker joined the department in 2009, he and Secretary Eric Shinseki agreed VA should first "renovate IT and then use IT to renovate the department."
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