The VITA Exodus Continues

by Dick Hall-Sizemore

The fourth high-ranking executive at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) has left since Governor Youngkin took office six months ago.

Those that have resigned include the chief information officer that Youngkin appointed to take the place of Nelson Moe, the agency head under previous administrations; the chief operating officer; the deputy chief operating officer; and the chief administrative officer, the latest to hand in his resignation.

Some of those leaving have taken positions with one of the major private IT vendors doing business with the Commonwealth.

This many high-ranking executives leaving a vital state agency over such a short period is highly unusual. It may be telling that it is at the start of a new administration. One can only speculate over the reason or reasons for these departures.