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Dossier · Who's Who
Todd Hochman
A career NMED IT architect whose signature, as acting CIO, is on the $499,990 Apaluma contract amendment of May 7, 2025.
At a glance
- Current role
- IT Architect, NM Environment Department (NMED)
- Category
- Agency staff
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Verification
- caveated — True with a stated limit on it
- In the record
- 1 sources · 1 connections · 0 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP132
Key facts
- 1998A classified state employee since 1998, per State Personnel Office records.
- 2025-05-07Signed the $499,990 Apaluma amendment as acting chief information officer on May 7, 2025.[1]
- Hochman's own email describes Speridian as “host SWPA vendor,” an Epic-based deliverable and “passive income from the upsold subcontracted services.”[1]
- The Candle's unnamed sources, who fear retaliation, say Hochman felt pressured by Secretary Kenney to sign; the characterization is attributed, not established.[1]
The record
The career IT architect whose signature is on the Apaluma amendment. His own email lays out the mechanics — Speridian as 'host SWPA vendor,' an Epic-based deliverable, 'passive income from the upsold subcontracted services' — and The Candle's sources say he felt pressured by the Secretary to sign.
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