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State’s top IT official stepping down

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today that Gopal Khanna is leaving his state government job on Dec. 15.

Khanna is the state's first chief information officer in the Office of Enterprise Technology. Pawlenty appointed him to the post in 2005. He oversees statewide IT planning, budgeting, and program execution. In a news release, Pawlenty offered high praise for Khanna.

"Gopal is a nationally recognized visionary with a tireless commitment and passion for good government," Pawlenty said. "Gopal has led our efforts to manage information technology as an enterprise program and leveraged public-private partnerships to make government more efficient, effective, and citizen-centric."

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