The longtime Idaho state technology official has been reappointed alongside his boss, Jeffrey Weak.

After five years of improving IT governance and security for his state, the technology leader now departs as an extensive consolidation project coasts to a close.

Though not entirely ready, he says the timing is right to return to the private sector.

After 17 years of false starts, the state gives a new chief information officer the authority needed to consolidate technology assets. Now comes the hard part.

Some state IT leaders say their previous efforts to consolidate operations have them questioning the efficacy of a cloud migration.

With a pair of new bills taking effect, CIO Todd Nacapuy sees some major changes coming for how the state's IT agency operates.