Government ponders Software as a Service (SaaS)

The government is evolving its approach and understanding of the best ways to provide services to its customers, both internal and external. In this recent FCW article, The Office of Management and Budget mentions SaaS as one option the government considers, and makes note that SaaS is gaining widespread commercial acceptance. Cayuse took the Web-based SaaS approach from the outset of designing our proposal platform.

The move to focus on services also includes using software-as-a-service providers, Evans added. Software as a service is a concept that focuses on a private-sector vendor providing a platform and application that many different companies or agencies use. The application can be modified to meet their needs, but the platform remains the same. Users also can buy it through a subscription or by a per-use model.