Flyzik joins Ridge's staff

Starting April 15, James Flyzik will go on detail as the senior adviser for IT on homeland security director Tom Ridge's staff.

Flyzik, the Treasury Department's CIO and acting assistant secretary for information systems at the Treasury Department, said "I decided that I needed to do something to support homeland security."

Treasury deputy CIO Mayi Canales will take over as acting CIO and assistant secretary for information systems while Flyzik is working in the Office of Homeland Security. Flyzik will return to his Treasury post Aug. 1.