Womer named state's new CIO

The state has a new chief information officer.

On Monday, Gov. Bev Perdue named Jonathan Womer to the post, replacing Gerald L. "Jerry" Fralick.

Womer is deputy director for management in the Office of State Budget and Management. Before coming to work for the state budget office seven years ago, Womer worked in the White House Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

In his new job, he'll oversee IT decision-making for executive branch agencies.

"Jonathan will bring to this new role the same quick intellect and incisive analysis that have made him indispensable to the managing of North Carolina's finances," Perdue said in a statement. "And I want to commend Jerry for helping steer us through some of the most difficult days and some of the fastest technological changes in the state's history."

Fralick, whose resume includes more than 30 years working for the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Justice, and a stint owning his own company, said he was moving on to pursue other interests.

He had been in the job since September 2009.