Michigan Department of Information Technology

Michigan Department of Information Technology
Agency overview
Formed	October 14, 2001
Dissolved	March 21, 2010
Superseding agency	Department of Technology, Management, and Budget
Type	principal department (defunct)
Jurisdiction	Government of Michigan
Agency executives	Kenneth Theis, department Director & Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan^[1] Phyllis Mellon, chief deputy director
Key document	Executive Order No. 2001 - 3
Website

The Michigan Department of Information Technology (DIT) was a principal department of the Michigan state government created in 2001 to manage the use of technology in the government and was merged in 2010 into the Department of Management and Budget, then renamed the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget.

History

Governor Engler created the department^[2] in 2001 via Executive Order to centralize information from all the principal departments.

In 2009, Governor Jennifer Granholm merged the Department into Department of Management and Budget naming the then DIT Director as director of the department, and the current DIT deputy director as temporary director of the Department of Management and Budget.^[3] The Executive Order was effective on March 21, 2010.

References

↑ "Kenneth Theis Appointed Director of Michigan Department of Information Technology". Government Technology Magazine. e.Republic, Inc. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
↑ Clabaugh, Jeff (January 20, 2003). "Former Mich. guv to head local EDS ops". Washington Business Journal. American City Business Journals, Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
↑ Gabe Nelson (Nov 17, 2009). "Granholm to merge DMB with IT in wake of Lisa Webb Sharpe's departure for Lansing Community College". Crains Detroit Business.

Michigan state agencies

Government of Michigan

Principal departments	Agriculture and Rural Development Attorney General Civil Rights Corrections Education Environmental Quality Health and Human Services Insurance and Financial Services Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Military and Veterans Affairs Natural Resources State State Police Talent and Economic Development Technology, Management and Budget Transportation Treasury

Current units	Civil Service Commission Economic Development Corporation Gaming Control Board Geological Survey State Historic Preservation Office State Housing Development Authority Liquor Control Commission Mackinac Bridge Authority Mackinac Island State Park Commission Michigan Lottery Occupational Safety and Health Administration Public Service Commission Railroad Commission Office of Retirement Services State Transportation Commission Veterans Affairs Agency Volunteer Defense Force

Former departments	Department of History, Arts and Libraries Department of Information Technology

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