BISMARCK — North Dakota Chief Information Officer Kuldip Mohanty has submitted his resignation effective May 31, according to a release from Gov. Doug Burgum’s office.

Mohanty, who started in the role on Feb. 23, 2023, cited family reasons in his resignation.

“It has been a privilege and honor to be a part of your administration in serving the citizens of North Dakota,” he said in a release. “I had the utmost pleasure of leading an amazing team of leaders within North Dakota Information Technology in delivering value to our citizens in collaboration with our agency partners.”

“Kuldip brought a deep understanding of system operations and a strong focus on customer service during his impactful 15 months as CIO, ensuring that NDIT was able to meet the needs of its agency partners so they could better serve North Dakota citizens,” Burgum said. “We’re grateful for his leadership of the outstanding team at NDIT, and we look forward to building upon his progress and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

Burgum appointed Deputy Chief Information Officer Greg Hoffman to serve as interim chief information officer, the release said.

NDIT deals with the state’s computer equipment and software, communications, cybersecurity, networks, applications, GIS, servers, storage and data, and other services. The agency has a $275 million operating budget, over $500 million in projects and 479 full-time staff.

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