The chief operating officer of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Monday that he will be stepping down to return to the private sector.
John Scott, who has served in the role since January, was credited as the “chief architect” of the agency’s revamping of its internal ethics and contracting reform policy in the wake of a no-bid scandal that cost its director his job. That director, Kyle Janek,appointed Scott to oversee a contract oversight team aimed at establishing fairness in the bidding process.
The changes were motivated by Jack Stick, the agency’s ousted chief counsel, awarding a no-bid $20 million contract to an Austin tech firm and a $90 million extension.
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