The State Information Technology Advisory Committee (SITAC) has three primary responsibilities, as described in ND Century Code (Chapter 54-59):
- To advise the Information Technology Dept. regarding statewide information technology planning and budgeting, services of the department, and statewide information technology initiatives and policy
- To review reports on major information technology projects and policies, standards, and guidelines developed by the Information Technology Dept.
- To review major project proposals and rank those projects that receive the committee's affirmative recommendation
- SITAC Large Project Ranking
| Name | Agency |
|---|---|
| Shawn Riley (Co-Chairperson) |
ND Information Technology Dept. |
| Representative Glen Bosch (Co-Chairperson) |
Legislative Assembly |
| Senator Kyle Davison | Legislative Assembly |
| Charlie Tweet | Bank of North Dakota |
| Sally Holewa | ND Supreme Court |
| Alvin A. Jaeger | Secretary of State |
| Chris Jones | Dept. of Human Services |
| Darin King | ND University System |
| Bryan Klipfel | Workforce Safety and Insurance |
| Joe Morrissette | Office of Management and Budget |
| Ron Henke | Dept. of Transportation |
| Brian Kroshus | Office of State Tax Commissioner |
| Claire Ness | The Attorney General's Office |
| Pat Bertagnolli | Other State Agency Seat (Job Service ND) |
| Jan Murtha | Other State Agency Seat (Retirement and Investment Office) |
| TBA | State Agency TBA |
| Peggy Link | Private industry representative (MDU Resources Group) |
| TBA | Private industry representative (TBA) |
Each biennium, executive branch agencies (excluding Higher Education) submit information regarding major IT projects expected to meet or exceed a $500,000 budget (the “major” project threshold). This information includes details from agency IT operations plans, business cases, and self-scoring worksheets that outline the benefits and ability to implement each project. A workbook of all major IT projects is compiled by NDIT and sent to SITAC in the fall of each even-numbered year.
Per NDCC 54-59-02.1: The department shall submit information regarding proposed major information technology projects for executive branch state agencies, departments and institutions, excluding institutions under control of the state board of higher education and agencies of the judicial and legislative branches to the state information technology advisory committee . The committee shall review the projects and rank those projects that receive the committee’s affirmative recommendation. The chief information officer shall submit recommendations of the committee regarding the prioritization of major information technology projects to the information technology committee, the office of management and budget, and the appropriations committees of the legislative assembly. The judicial and legislative branches shall notify biennially the committee on their major information technology projects and priorities.
After reviewing the information, SITAC holds a meeting where agencies present a summary of their business case and respond to questions. Initial ranking is based on the scores derived from the benefit/ability to implement worksheets, and the sorted list is then presented to SITAC for final ranking. The results are then communicated to the Office of Management and Budget and the Legislature as input to the appropriation process.
SITAC Large Project Ranking (2023-2025)
| Rank | Department | Project |
| 1 | Dept. of Trust Lands | Online Payment Processing |
| 2 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Contract Management System |
| 3 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Sunsetting EA Legacy Systems |
| 4 | Information Technology Dept. | Enterprise Digitization |
| 5 | Workforce Safety and Insurance | myWSI Releases 7,8,9 |
| 6 | Information Technology Dept. | K-12 Classlink |
| 7 | Dept. of Transportation | Automated Vehicle Location |
| 8 | Workforce Safety and Insurance | Claims and Policy System Releases 11,12,13 |
| 9 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Retire Inpatient Legacy EHR System AIMS |
| 10 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Grants Management System |
| 11 | Office of the Secretary of State | Campaign Finance System Replacement |
| 12 | Dept. of Corrections | Strategy Planning for Offender Management Replacement |
| 13 | Information Technology Dept. | Universal Vulnerability Management Project |
| 14 | Dept. of Transportation | Security Expert Door Security |
| 15 | Information Technology Dept. | Enterprise Customer Relationship Management System |
| 16 | Job Service North Dakota | Unemployment Insurance System Replacement |
| 17 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Retire Legacy Outpatient EHR System ROAP |
| 18 | Information Technology Dept. | Security Expert Building Security System Enhancement |
| 19 | Dept. of Water Resources | Migration of Big Data |
| 20 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Child Support Case Management System Replacement |
| 21 | Dept. of Water Resources | Data Engine Abstraction |
| 22 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Criminal Background Check Process Automation |
| 23 | Dept. of Water Resources | File Services Migration |
| 24 | Dept. of Health and Human Services | Procure to Pay System |
A detailed report is available that contains budget expectations by funding type.
Per records retention policy, IT plan information from previous bienniums is sent to State Archives.