Input brings on Balutis

IT market research firm Input Inc. has hired former government IT executive Alan Balutis as president and chief executive officer of its government strategies unit.Balutis spent 27 years in government, holding senior management, budget, finance, planning and IT positions in the Department of Commerce and in what is now the Health and Human Services Department. Balutis will be responsible for Input's consulting, industry analysis and events services as well as building and strengthening the company's relationships with senior government officials.