The three high-ranking IT executives abruptly fired by the city last month were terminated after officials discovered they had undisclosed second jobs, including two who were also working for the city of Dallas in similar roles, the American-Statesman has learned.
The terminations included Chief Information Security Officer Brian Gardner and Senior IT Enterprise Architects Hawre Sulaiman and William Snead. At the time, the city said the personnel actions stemmed from “an ongoing review” and were not related to cybersecurity threats or information security issues, but it has declined to provide additional details.
According to city employees with direct knowledge of the terminations, Sulaiman and Snead worked simultaneously for both Austin and Dallas, while Gardner operated an undisclosed business. City of Austin employees are required to disclose outside employment and potential conflicts of interest…