Public Sector | National Practice

Helping you manage your business from multiple perspectives

The public sector has looked to outsourcing and co-sourcing to gain efficiencies in support of operations and to manage the costs associated with employee services and staff retention. We help states, municipalities, cities, counties and school systems carefully navigate the evolving workforce scenario by providing options for innovation and adaptation as well as compliance and “business as usual” services. (Government Contractors will find a specific package of services here.)

Accounting, Finance & Cost Recovery Services

CBIZ provides solutions to help you maximize efficiency and increase your transparency to the public.

Limited operating budgets have become the new normal for state and local publicly funded entities. Keeping programs adequately funded requires new strategies that address the demands of this changing fiscal environment. CBIZ brings you the solutions that optimize your resources.

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Audit & Assurance Services*
Risk Advisory
Tangible Asset Valuation

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Risk Management & Insurance Services

Work with risk consultants with extensive expertise insuring all types of public entities.

Technological advances are giving rise to risks such as cyberattacks and drone regulations. These join the usual suspects of property and liability exposure, safety and workers’ compensation concerns, and more. Having served hundreds of schools, cities, counties and other tax-funded organizations nationwide, we put our knowledge and experience to work on your behalf to secure insurance and risk management solutions tailored to meet your needs.

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Broad coverage & competitive pricing
Risk management & insurance strategies
Retention & deduction analysis
Enterprise-wide solutions
Total cost of risk review Insurance program audits
Claims management consulting

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Benefits, HR, Payroll, Retirement, Compensation

CBIZ helps you manage costs, handle administrative tasks and enhance employee engagement.

Municipalities, schools and other public entities face unique challenges delivering day-to-day operations while managing low-growth annual budgets. CBIZ helps clients in this sector design, integrate and implement employee benefits, payroll, retirement plans, and talent and compensation strategies, customized by knowledgeable advisors with public sector expertise.

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Employee Benefits Consulting
Human Capital Management Services
Retirement & Investment Solutions
Property & Casualty Insurance
Talent & Compensation Solutions

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May 29, 2024AI Governance: Managing the Risks in the Public Sector

In recent months, AI has sparked curiosity and innovation with capabilities across text, image, programming code and data analysis. The rapidly evolving technology creates a challenge as public sector entities seek to leverage AI to optimize efficiencies and innovation without jeopardizing privacy, data integrity, compliance and cybersecurity.

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, keeping up with the latest threats can be difficult. For a look beyond the statistics, Tiffany Garcia, managing director and leader within CBIZ Cybersecurity Services, answers five critical questions to assist public sector entities in assessing and mitigating their cyber risk.

The U.S. labor supply and demand have shifted dramatically in recent years. In April 2020, the pandemic sparked record unemployment levels, with 0.2 available jobs per unemployed worker.

Public sector entities across national, state and local levels continue to grapple with three interrelated challenges: cybersecurity, technological transformation and an aging workforce. This article takes a closer look at these complex issues and how public sector organizations can implement focused strategies to address them.

Public sector entities across national, state and local levels are grappling with three interrelated challenges: cybersecurity, technological transformation and an aging workforce. We examine how public sector organizations can implement focused strategies to address these challenges in the year ahead.