Kansas Department of Administration
Encyclopedia
The Kansas Department of Administration (KDA) is a department
of the state of Kansas
under the Governor of Kansas
. KDA is responsible for providing many administrative services to the State's bureaus and departments, including payroll, maintenance of public buildings, and information technology. KDA is administered by the Secretary of Administration, who is appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Kansas Senate
.
The current Secretary of Administration is Dennis Taylor, who was appointed by current Governor Sam Brownback
in 2011.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
of the state of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
under the Governor of Kansas
Governor of Kansas
The Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas, United States. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Kansas executive branch, of the government of Kansas. The Governor is the...
. KDA is responsible for providing many administrative services to the State's bureaus and departments, including payroll, maintenance of public buildings, and information technology. KDA is administered by the Secretary of Administration, who is appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Kansas Senate
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four year term....
.
The current Secretary of Administration is Dennis Taylor, who was appointed by current Governor Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...
in 2011.
Divisions
- Accounts and Reports Division - provides statewide accounting and payroll, financial reporting services
- Budget Division - responsible for drafting the Governor's annual budget and overseeing its implentation
- Information Technology Office - responsible for providing statewide information technology service
- Facilities Management Division - responsible for overseeing maintenance and construction of State buildings
- Office of Chief Counsel - responsible for providing internal legal services to the Department
- Office of Personnel - responsible for managing internal human resource issues for the Department
- Personnel Services Division - responsible for providing statewide human resource administration, benefit administration and workforce management
- Printing Division - responsible for providing statewide printing services
- Purchasing Division - responsible for providing statewide bid solicitations, purchasing agreements and statewide contracts