He said Dec. 9 will be his last day and he has advised Governor-elect Perdue of his intention not to seek reappointment.
Singer said he will return to Public Interest Breakthroughs (PIB), a non-profit firm that provides consulting services to governments on technology use. At the request of Governor-elect Perdue, Singer will be available as an advisor to the Governor-elect's transition team and to GTA.
Until his last day, Singer said he will serve as a principal negotiator during the first phase of negotiations with the two entities that have submitted bids for the Converged Communications Outsourcing Project (CCOP).
Negotiations began Nov. 25 on the CCOP proposals to outsource and upgrade the state's telecommunications services.
Singer was chief architect and participated in the design of almost every aspect of CCOP, one of the bigger outsourcing initiatives in state government, and he said by maintaining his active role during initial CCOP negotiations, he hopes to bring a measure of continuity and reassurance to the process while protecting its integrity.
Of his two and a half years at the helm of GTA, Singer said he is most excited about infrastructure initiatives such as CCOP and modernizing the state's computing environment to improve reliability and security. He also said he is pleased with the creation of the state's new portal.
Gov. Barnes will recommend to the GTA board that deputy director and chief operating officer Tom Wade should serve as acting executive director until a permanent appointment is made.
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