Blog

Get in-depth reporting on the challenges facing regulatory agencies and the solutions that empower agencies to transform operations and modernize services.

Fast, thorough background checks keep officers, public safe

Fast, thorough background checks keep officers, public safe

Whether your state controls access to firearms tightly or allows adults to carry concealed weapons without obtaining a license, law enforcement officials and retailers need to perform background checks quickly and accurately. Interfaces allow the system to search the...

read more
Solve Crimes Quickly with Accurate Firearms Tracing

Solve Crimes Quickly with Accurate Firearms Tracing

Even as nonviolent crime dipped across the country in 2020, homicides soared. Over the first nine months of the year, the number of killings exceed 2019 numbers by almost 21%, according to The Washington Post. The trend affected small cities as well as large ones....

read more
N.D. Appraiser Board Moving Processes Online

N.D. Appraiser Board Moving Processes Online

Increasingly, professional licensing agencies are leveraging GL Suite’s labor-saving ability to support online applications, renewals and other activities. Among them is the North Dakota Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board, which licenses appraisers,...

read more
In search of meaning in a time of discord

In search of meaning in a time of discord

My recently completed term as a Bend city councilor affirmed my long-held hope and frustrations with government.  Local governments are a microcosm of the events that play out at higher levels of government and society.  You witness government in action without having...

read more
Schedule inspections by location to save time, money

Schedule inspections by location to save time, money

Do your agency’s inspectors miss appointments? Does your agency sometimes pay unnecessary overtime and mileage because inspections are not mapped and scheduled efficiently? If so, you need mobile inspection functionality that schedules inspections according to...

read more
The insights COVID gave me about working together

The insights COVID gave me about working together

The current pandemic offers valuable insights into what it means to work together – and really just be alive.  COIVD requires that we work together in different ways – oftentimes moving from in-person to electronic communications.  What was your experience of COVID...

read more
Mobile Inspections Give Inspectors Current Information

Mobile Inspections Give Inspectors Current Information

Inspectors need up-to-date information to work efficiently and accurately. Too often, however, the information at their disposal is old and incomplete, leading to incorrect inspections and even incorrectly issued permits. Ensure accuracy by providing access to the...

read more
Paperless inspections save time, cut risk

Paperless inspections save time, cut risk

Inspectors spend most of their time in the field and often record their findings the old-fashioned way: on paper. That’s a problem. Agency staff must enter those details into the agency’s computer system later, slowing the inspection process and increasing the risk of...

read more