Three branches agree to draft MOU to improve cross-branch IT communication

Dec 3, 2025

Leaders from the legislative, executive and judicial branches agreed at a JITOC meeting to draft a memorandum of understanding (MOU) clarifying how IT incidents and product lifecycles will be communicated across branches; an executive-branch official said she will lead the drafting and circulate a template to branch counterparts.

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Members of the Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee pressed IT leaders from all three branches to formalize how information about enterprise systems and incidents will be shared. Representative Sebelia said the communication around the state's HR system had been “completely unacceptable” and asked whether an agreement on notifications and escalation could be completed before February.

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