[2][3] State IT services were further consolidated under the agency following an executive order by Governor Chris Christie in 2017.

[4][5] The agency's first chief technology officer (CTO) a cabinet position, was Dave Weinstein.

[6][7] was appointed by Chris Christie in 2016 and left the position just before the inauguration of Phil Murphy in January 2018.

[9][10][11] The Office of Information Technology specializes in application development and hosting, network engineering, database administration, security operations, and other technology disciplines to service the business operations of dozens of agencies in the state capital, Trenton, and the rest of the state.

NJOIT processes information for a wide variety of department and agency programs including, but not limited to, centralized payroll, budget, revenue, general accounting, pensions, nursing home claims, food stamps, public assistance, institutional patient billings, caseload activities, unemployment compensation, disability insurance, employment and personnel services, engineering services, air monitoring, and criminal justice.