Szykman to leave Commerce

CIO tells colleagues he expects a successor to be named quickly, sets no firm departure date.

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Commerce Department CIO Simon Szykman plans to leave government later this spring.  A senior Commerce official told FCW that Szykman notified his team and component-agency CIOs of his plans on Feb. 20.

Szykman gave his colleagues no firm departure date, and did not specify what his future plans involve beyond shifting to the private sector.