The Australian government’s CIO Glenn Archer has quit after spending just over one year in the role. In a Twitter post on Monday morning, Archer said: “Today is my last day in the Australia Public Service. Will be sad to say farewell to staff in AGIMO but looking forward to moving on.” Archer had been the Australian Government’s CIO since December 2012, following Ann Stewart’s retirement. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Prior to that, he was first assistant secretary, policy and planning at the Department of Finance and Deregulation. He was also CIO at the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, and national manager, IT infrastructure at Centrelink. Read: Australian ICT investment processes make it harder to innovate: Glenn Archer Read: Glenn Archer to become the next Australian Gov CIO Read: AGIMO updates Australian govt cloud policy Read: Cloud vendors not cutting it, says govt CIOs CIO was seeking comment from Archer on Monday morning. Meanwhile, the Department of Finance said it had no comment on the matter. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe