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The mission of the State Information Technology Services Division is to provide standardized, strategic, secure, and state-of-the art information technology to advance the efficiency and delivery of government services to citizens.

Montana property tax appraisal reflects changing trends

"The state currently reappraises property once every six years and it’s a big deal because it can change people’s taxes." Montana Revenue Director Mike Kadas

Montana uses a few methods to value property for taxes

Different approaches are used to determine the market value of different types of property.

Houston Mayor’s ‘Open Data’ Policy Aims to Unleash Public Information

Houston leaders in the last year or so have cheered the promise of "civic hacking," pushing to make the mountains of data the city collects accessible to tech enthusiasts capable of building programs to help citizens better understand and interact with their government.

Government ZipCars? Feds enter growing car-sharing economy

With an eye toward reducing costs, GSA announced Wednesday that it will start experimenting in November with a novel way for federal employees to get around when they’re on business: By joining the rapidly growing car-sharing economy.

Cyberattacks on State Databases Escalate

That disconnect about the status of security of data between the information technology people on the front lines and other state officials helps explain why states aren’t putting as much money into cybersecurity as they should.

States Play Catch-Up on Open Data

The open data push already is paying off, sometimes in the form of better collaboration among state agencies.

FutureStructure Radio: The Soft Infrastructure of Smart Cities – It’s all about data and connectivity.

A smarter city is one that’s connected and working with real time data.

Smart and networked street lighting could reduce energy use

Governments and councils can establish an open, standards-based IP network linking various infrastructure, from energy to public lighting to traffic light systems to disaster sensors.

Business licenses may be in the future for Great Falls, Montana

The hope is to simplify the process and also allow the city better tracking tools of the businesses operating in the city limits.

The Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes – The Ray Rice video for the financial sector has arrived.

"once clients are wealthy enough certain consumer laws don’t apply to them."