Mass. CIO Resigns Over Lack of Funds

After only ten months on the job, Massachusetts Chief Information Officer Louis Gutierrez has resigned, citing a lack of funding as his reason for leaving. Gutierrez replaced Peter Quinn, who resigned in late December 2005. While Quinn left due to the controversy surrounding his decision to use the OpenDocument Format for government documents, Gutierrez's decision had nothing to do with ODF.

Instead, in a letter he blasted the Massachusetts legislature for failing to fund the state's IT program. His resignation will be effective in 30 days, and no immediate successor has been named. However, the migration to ODF will continue as scheduled, say spokespeople for Governor Mitt Romney.