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State IT leaders: keep SB 291 consolidation and expand enforcement authority to secure executive-branch systems
Summary
Jeff Max (state CTO) and John Godfrey (chief information security officer) told the panel that Senate Bill 291—s IT consolidation work is underway and that rolling back the statute—s consolidation and mandatory cybersecurity participation would weaken statewide defenses and raise costs.
Jeff Max, Kansas chief information technology officer, and John Godfrey, state chief information security officer, briefed the Joint Committee on Kansas Security about IT governance changes, a consolidation plan under House Substitute for Senate Bill 291, and the Kansas Information Security Office—s (KISO) expanded enterprise services.
Max described a year-long planning effort with a Gartner consulting engagement to build a target state and road map for executive-branch IT integration. He said the legislation requires monthly ITEC…
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