State of Montana Centralization Initiative

Centralization Information

The decision to centralize these three functional areas was made to achieve the following benefits:

  • Improve service quality for agencies
  • Increase support for agency-specific needs
  • Create consistency in services and policy application
  • Reduce legal and compliance risk
  • Increase cost efficiency and create better resource utilization
  • Improve workforce analytics for strategic decisions
  • Create efficiency in talent acquisition and management
  • Reduce agency administrative burden

As the centralization process proceeds, you can expect to receive regular communications specific to your area – IT, procurement, and human resources. 

Centralization of Montana's functional areas within executive branch agencies underscores the need to truly function as one government, driven by dedicated civil servants working together to support one another, our specialized agencies, and, most of all, our citizens.

This well-established solution-based best practice is used across all sectors of industry, including state government. On our state level, centralization translates into greater government efficiency through responsible collaboration.

- Misty Ann Giles, Director
Department of Administration 

Centralization Resource Center

Please see the below areas for more information.