University IT centralizes amid budget and personnel reductions - Cameron Kia Weix, Montana Kaimin

The University of Montana’s information technology staff are working to shore up inefficiencies amid budget cuts after several staff members took buyouts last year. Chief Information Officer Matt Riley and President Sheila Stearns launched OneIT in April 2017, and the OneIT team released its final report in October. On Oct. 17, the University announced a staff buyout offer to reduce costs. The staff who took the offer have left, and IT is now dealing with those personnel losses as it implements OneIT. Riley said IT lost 10 or 11 employees, depending on who counts as IT staff. They include the head of accessible technology and three staff on the web team. http://www.montanakaimin.com/sports/university-it-centralizes-amid-budget-and-personnel-reductions/article_da18934a-12b0-11e8-8135-83d923373d5f.html