Government Compliance and Accounting Systems: What You Need to Know

Modern solutions help governments enhance service delivery and increase efficiency. But without the skilled talent necessary to manage these new tools, agencies can’t deploy them effectively. Daily administrative tasks often get in the way of training for new skills, leaving workforce training to fall behind.

Driven by changing global norms and evolving public expectations, today’s Modern Government defines itself by the impact it can have on key Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues. While their capability to address these issues is nothing new, a combination of growing international uncertainty, rising costs, and social mandates has shifted action from obligation to responsibility, and as the world continues to press for change, it’s essential that those working to meet expectations do their best to deliver. In the first part of our series, leaders will explore key trends and priorities in the ESG landscape, benefits of a forward thinking ESG policy, and best practices for public sector officials as they take action on ESG issues.

Cybersecurity is a complex and growing concern for federal, state and local governments. In their mission to serve the public, government agencies store and manage highly sensitive personal information, making them targets for cyber attacks. As more government offices shift their infrastructure to cloud-based tools, procurement teams need clear and efficient processes for vetting cloud service providers’ security standards.

State and local governments have access to a wealth of data, yet many agencies are still starved for valuable insights. Gaining insights from data can be a lengthy process – it requires a thorough understanding of and speedy access to data, the ability to analyze data and a method to present findings for further consumption. This process has been coined as ‘time to insight.’ As more agencies seek to leverage data, many are aiming to reduce the time this process takes. By treating data like software – ensuring it’s discoverable, accessible through an API, accretive and explainable – with cloud computing, agencies can make the data fast and gain faster insights to make better-informed decisions.