Kansas Information Technology Architecture Review Board
The Technology Architecture Review Board (KTARB)is responsible for keeping the architecture
up to date. It evaluates agency requests for waivers, analyzes projects referred to it to
determine architectural compliance, and makes recommendations to the Information Technology
Executive Council on changes and extensions to the architecture. It is chaired by the Chief
Information Technology Architect. Its membership includes the Chief Information Technology
Officers from the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches and the chairs of the six
Technology Architecture Subcommittees. The Subcommittees are staffed from the State's
technical expert community who provide the basis of technical architecture decisions.
KTARB Sub-Committees
| Platform Subcommittee
| System Management Subcommittee |
| Network Subcommittee |
Application Subcommittee |
| Security Subcommittee |
Information Management Subcommittee |
The Technology Architecture Review Board:
- Addresses information technology architecture issues and provides policy, standards,
guidelines, or procedural recommendations to the Chief Information Technology Architect
and the Information Technology Executive Council
- Initiates and recommends specifications for statewide Information Technology Architecture
specifications
- Reviews proposed programs and projects referred by Chief Information Technology
Architect and makes recommendations regarding their compliance with technical
architecture standards
- Contributes to and supports the State of Kansas Information Technology
Architecture Specifications through review and revision as necessary
- Promotes coordination and cooperation among state organizations’ to achieve effective
utilization of the Technology Architecture
- Addresses other information technology architecture issues
at the request of the CITA and the ITEC and makes recommendations thereon
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