In government, outdated and siloed systems don’t just slow processes—they can stall critical public services. This guide brings you inside six agencies’ journeys to modernize finance and HR operations with secure, cloud-based systems. You’ll see how they handled ransomware recovery, reduced payroll cycles by 60%, streamlined compliance reporting, and freed staff from paperwork to focus on serving their communities. From Baltimore’s $2.5M IT savings to Clark County’s 15% spend reduction, these stories reveal practical, tested approaches to achieving faster service, cleaner data, and better decision-making across the enterprise.