Foreword

The 2023 State of Montana Biennial Report on Information Technology (IT) is prepared under the authority of the Montana IT Act (MCA 2-17-521). The State Information Technology Services Division (SITSD) is responsible for gathering and compiling the following information to meet the statutory requirements for this report:

• an analysis of the state's information technology infrastructure, including its value, condition, and capacity
• an evaluation of performance relating to information technology
• an assessment of progress made toward implementing the state strategic information technology plan
• an inventory of state information services, equipment, and proprietary software
• agency budget requests for major projects
• other information as determined by the department or requested by the governor or the legislature

This 2023 State of Montana Biennial Report on IT is a comprehensive summary of IT inventory and performance across the enterprise of state government.